Indian Giant Squirrel vs sugar sumac

Ratufa indica compared with Rhus ovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	sugar 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	Rhus
Species	Ratufa indica	Rhus ovata

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sugar sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	sugar sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar sumac

Habitat

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