Indian Giant Squirrel vs sugar-plum

Ratufa indica compared with Uapaca guineensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Uapaca
Species	Ratufa indica	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.