Indian giant squirrel

E448563

mammal species of rodent tree squirrel

The Indian giant squirrel is a large, vividly colored tree-dwelling rodent native to the forests of India, known for its impressive size, long bushy tail, and striking multicolored fur.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Malabar giant squirrel	3
Ratufa indica	2
cream-coloured giant squirrel	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mammal ⓘ species of rodent ⓘ tree squirrel ⓘ
activityCycle	diurnal ⓘ
binomialName	Ratufa indica NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyLength	about 25–50 cm ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	Indian giant squirrel NERFINISHED ⓘ Malabar giant squirrel NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem	IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishingFeature	large body size for a squirrel ⓘ long bushy tail ⓘ striking multicolored fur pattern ⓘ
eats	bark ⓘ flowers ⓘ fruits ⓘ leaves ⓘ nuts ⓘ seeds ⓘ
endemicTo	India NERFINISHED ⓘ
family	Sciuridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundIn	Eastern Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ central India ⓘ forested habitats ⓘ
furColor	black ⓘ brown ⓘ cream ⓘ maroon ⓘ multicolored ⓘ tan ⓘ
genus	Ratufa NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	evergreen forest ⓘ semi-evergreen forest ⓘ tropical moist deciduous forest ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle	arboreal ⓘ
locomotion	leaping between trees ⓘ tree climbing ⓘ
nativeTo	India NERFINISHED ⓘ
nestType	leafy nests in tree canopies ⓘ
order	Rodentia ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
socialBehavior	generally solitary ⓘ
tailLength	about 25–60 cm ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	deforestation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sri Venkateswara National Park → fauna → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

Nallamala Hills → fauna → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

Ratufa → containsTaxon → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ratufa indica

Ratufa → typeSpecies → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ratufa indica

Ratufa → vernacularName → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malabar giant squirrel

Ratufa → vernacularName → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

this entity surface form: cream-coloured giant squirrel

Periyar National Park → hasSpecies → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malabar giant squirrel

Bhima Shankar hills → isHabitatOf → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve → hasFauna → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary → hasFauna → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary → hasWildlife → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary → faunaIncludes → Indian giant squirrel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malabar giant squirrel