Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs mersawa

Petaurista philippensis compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Anisoptera
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	mersawa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

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