Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs Striped Slender Robberfly

Petaurista philippensis compared with Leptogaster cylindrica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Striped Slender Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asilidae
Genus	Petaurista	Leptogaster
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Leptogaster cylindrica

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel and Striped Slender Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Striped Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Striped Slender Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Striped Slender Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.