Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs Sirystes

Petaurista philippensis compared with Sirystes sibilator

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Sirystes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tyrannidae
Genus	Petaurista	Sirystes
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Sirystes sibilator

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel and Sirystes share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sirystes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sirystes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.