Indian Giant Squirrel vs Tangerine

Ratufa indica compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Citrus
Species	Ratufa indica	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).