Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Aster

Petaurista philippensis compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Petaurista	Oclemena
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.