Indian giant squirrel
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The Indian giant squirrel or Malabar giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is a large multi-coloured tree squirrel species endemic to forests and woodlands in India. It is a diurnal, arboreal, and mainly herbivorous squirrel.[4]
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Indian giant squirrel | |
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R. i. indica in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Ratufa |
Species: | R. indica |
Binomial name | |
Ratufa indica (Erxleben, 1777) | |
Subspecies[3] | |
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Indian giant squirrel range |
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