Status/Date Listed as Endangered: NT-IUCN: 2008 Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered: India, Sri Lanka Facts Summary: The Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): India, Sri Lanka. This...
The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) classifies this species as Least concern. This means the species, although declining, is not fast approaching threatened status. There are currently no conservation efforts to protect the Indian giant squirrel. However, there are several wildlif...
On average, an adult black giant squirrel weighs around 1.05-1.25 kg, has a head–and–body length of 34-37 cm, and the tail is 41-42 cm long. The subspecies R. b. condorensis of Vietnam's Côn Sơn Island averages only 30 cm in head–and–body length and the tail 32 cm...
According to IUCN red list of threatened species (Version 2014.3), the grizzled giant squirrel Ratufa macroura is one of the giant arboreal...doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6983-3_17J VanitharaniJuliet Vanitharani
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