Indian Giant Squirrel vs Key lime

Ratufa indica compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Citrus
Species	Ratufa indica	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).