Indian giant squirrel  (Ratufa indica)

IUCN Red List species status – Least Concern
Loading loading

Facts – Indian giant squirrel

French: Écureuil Géant De L'Inde
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilySciuridae
GenusRatufa (1)

Status – Indian giant squirrel

The Indian giant squirrel is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – Indian giant squirrel

Information on the Indian giant squirrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

Authentication

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2010)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (September, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
More

Related species

More

Related species by status

No related species found
More

Related species by group

Loading...
More

Related species by geography

More

Related species by habitat

What's new?

Rough-toothed dolphin

New images of the rough-toothed dolphin. More

Latest from the ARKive blogsubscribe to posts

Loading...
ARKive.org is the place for films, photos and facts about endangered species. Subscribe to our blog today to keep up to date!

To see the latest posts from ARKive please visit http://blog.arkive.org or enable javascript.

Image credit

Indian giant squirrel feeding, showing tail colouration
Indian giant squirrel feeding, showing tail colouration

© Vijay Cavale

Vijay Cavale
vijay@indiabirds.com

Link to this photo

ARKive species - Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) Embed this ARKive thumbnail link by copying and pasting the code below.

Terms of Use - The displayed thumbnail may be used as a link from your website to ARKive's online content for not-for-profit private, scientific, conservation or educational purposes only. Portlets may NOT be used within Apps.

MyARKive

Indian giant squirrel feeding, showing tail colouration

MyARKive offers the scrapbook feature to signed-up members, allowing you to organize your favourite ARKive images and videos and share them with friends.