Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs Racket-tailed Roller

Petaurista philippensis compared with Coracias spatulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Racket-tailed Roller
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Coraciidae
Genus	Petaurista	Coracias
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Coracias spatulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel and Racket-tailed Roller share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Racket-tailed Roller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Roller

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.