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The Indian giant squirrel is an upper-canopy dwelling species, which rarely leaves the trees, and requires "tall profusely branched trees for the construction of nests." [4] It travels from tree to tree with jumps of up to 6 m (20 ft). When in danger, the Indian giant squirrel often freezes or flattens itself against the tree trunk, instead of ...
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary was created in the Ambegaon and Khed talukas of Pune District, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra in order mainly to protect the habitat of the Indian Giant Squirrel. [2] It spreads through 3 district of Maharashtra that is Pune District , Raigad District & Thane District. 2
The Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis), also called the large brown flying squirrel or the common giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is capable of gliding flight using a skin membrane, the patagium , stretched between front and hind legs.
Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mishmiensis) Choudhury, 2009 [74] Mebo giant flying squirrel, Petaurista siangensis Choudhury, 2013; Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus) (Jerdon, 1847) Black giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor gigantea) (Sparrman, 1778) Indian giant squirrel or Malabar giant (Ratufa indica) (Erxleben ...
The black giant squirrel or Malayan giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa native to the Indomalayan zootope.It is found in forests from northern Bangladesh, northeast India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, West Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and western Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Bali and nearby small islands).
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Japanese giant flying squirrel, Petaurista leucogenys Temminck, 1827; Hodgson's giant flying squirrel, Petaurista magnificus Hodgson, 1836; Bhutan giant flying squirrel, Petaurista nobilis Gray, 1842; Red giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista Pallas, 1766; Indian giant flying squirrel, Petaurista philippensis Elliot, 1839
The Mishmi giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mishmiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.First described in 2009 from East Himalayan forests at altitudes of 600–1,600 m (2,000–5,200 ft) in the Mishmi Hills of northeastern Arunachal Pradesh in India (it might also occur just across the border in neighbouring China), [1] [2] the taxonomic status and position of this giant ...