Indian Giant Squirrel vs Phalsa

Ratufa indica compared with Grewia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	Phalsa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Malvaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Grewia
Species	Ratufa indica	Grewia asiatica

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Phalsa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	Phalsa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phalsa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.