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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
Description English: Indian Giant Flying Squirrel consuming Ficus Racemosa fruits. This was the first authenticate record of presence of Indian Giant Flying Squirrel ...
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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.
The grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa found in the highlands of the Central and Uva provinces of Sri Lanka, and in patches of riparian forest along the Kaveri River and in the hill forests of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of southern India. [4]
Red giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista) (Pallas, 1766) Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis) (Elliot, 1839) Mechuka giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mechukaensis) (Choudhury, 2007) [73] Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mishmiensis) Choudhury, 2009 [74] Mebo giant flying squirrel, Petaurista siangensis ...
The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS), also known as Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary, was established in 1988 to protect the Near threatened grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura). Occupying an area of 485.2 km 2 , it is bordered on the southwest by the Periyar Tiger Reserve and is one of the best preserved forests south of the ...