Indian Giant Squirrel vs Moon Trefoil

Ratufa indica compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Medicago
Species	Ratufa indica	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).