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Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica)

Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica)

Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica)


Class: Mammalia
Family: Sciuridae
Common Name: Indian Giant Squirrel
Genus: Ratufa
Species Name: indica

About The Indian Giant Squirrel

The distribution of Ratufa indica is restricted to peninsular India. With increasing deforestation in the region, the geographic range of R. indica continues to decrease (Nowak 1999).

Biogeographic Regions: oriental (Native )



Rights Holder: The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors
Bibliographic Citation: Justice, J. 2002. "Ratufa indica" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at Citation Link

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