Indian Giant Squirrel vs limestone fern

Ratufa indica compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Gymnocarpium
Species	Ratufa indica	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.