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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
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- 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.