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Vinony's link graph records 117 inbound references to Indian giant squirrel, and connects out to endemism, deciduous plant and Neotropical pygmy squirrel.
It sits within the topics Endemic fauna of India, Fauna listed on CITES Appendix II and IUCN Red List least concern species.
Vinony links it to 44 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Maximum longevity: 20 years (captivity)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Oriental giant squirrel
- Image
- The Indian giant squirrel.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Ratufa indica
- Commons category
- Ratufa indica
- Commons gallery
- Ratufa indica
- taxon common name
- Königsriesenhörnchen
- longest observed lifespan
- 20
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- R. indica
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Distribution and habitat
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Indian giant squirrel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.