Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs mulgara

Petaurista philippensis compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while mulgara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Petaurista	Dasycercus
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel and mulgara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.