Indian Giant Squirrel vs long yam

Ratufa indica compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Dioscorea
Species	Ratufa indica	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.