Indian Giant Squirrel vs Oily Pectis

Ratufa indica compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ratufa	Pectis
Species	Ratufa indica	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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