Indian Giant Flying Squirrel vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Petaurista philippensis compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
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	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Primates (bộ Linh trưởng)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Petaurista	Cercopithecus
Species	Petaurista philippensis	Cercopithecus petaurista

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel and Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.