Indian Giant Squirrel vs Mastic Thyme

Ratufa indica compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Thymus
Species	Ratufa indica	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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