Greater fairy armadillo vs Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Calyptophractus retusus compared with Petaurista philippensis

Key Differences

• Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient while Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater fairy armadillo	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Cingulata (Bộ Thú có mai)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Dasypodidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Calyptophractus	Petaurista
Species	Calyptophractus retusus	Petaurista philippensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater fairy armadillo and Indian Giant Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater fairy armadillo	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater fairy armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.