Indian Giant Squirrel vs Poison Sumac

Ratufa indica compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Toxicodendron
Species	Ratufa indica	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.