Indian Giant Squirrel vs Indian-plum

Ratufa indica compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salicaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Flacourtia
Species	Ratufa indica	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).