Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs Red Balau

Petaurista philippensis compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Red Balau
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	Shorea
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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