Hairy indigo vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Indigofera hirsuta compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Key Differences

• Hairy indigo is Not Evaluated while Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy indigo	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Indigofera	Biswamoyopterus
Species	Indigofera hirsuta	Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Conservation Status

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy indigo	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.