Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs Smooth mesquite

Petaurista philippensis compared with Prosopis laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Smooth mesquite
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Prosopis
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Prosopis laevigata

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Smooth mesquite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Smooth mesquite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth mesquite

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.