Indian giant squirrel

Indian giant squirrel
	R. i. indica in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
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
	R. i. indica; R. i. centralis; R. i. dealbata; R. i. maxima;
	Indian giant squirrel range

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]

^ Molur, S. (2016). "Ratufa indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19378A22262028. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19378A22262028.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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^ Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Ratufa indica". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
^ (Datta & Goyal 1996, p. 394)

Indian giant squirrel

R. i. indica in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
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]
R. i. indica R. i. centralis R. i. dealbata R. i. maxima

Indian giant squirrel range