Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs Malabar nut

Petaurista philippensis compared with Justicia adhatoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Justicia
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Malabar nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar nut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).