Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs Painted Suillus

Petaurista philippensis compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Suillus
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.