Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs short-stem iris

Petaurista philippensis compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Petaurista	Iris
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.