Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs water dock

Petaurista philippensis compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Rumex
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).