Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)
| French: | Écureuil Géant De L'Inde |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Genus | Ratufa (1) |
- The Indian giant squirrel spends most of its time high in the tree canopy and is active during the day
- The major threats to the Indian giant squirrel are habitat loss due to agricultural expansion and over-hunting
- The Indian giant squirrel is endemic to India
- An important disperser of seeds the Indian giant squirrel is omnivorous, eating fruits, flowers, nuts, bark, bird eggs, and insects
- The Indian giant squirrel has a long tail which it uses as a counter weight to improve its balance
The Indian giant squirrel is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).
Information on the Indian giant squirrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
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
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IUCN Red List (December, 2010)
http://www.iucnredlist.org/ -
CITES (September, 2008)
http://www.cites.org