Species
Near ThreatenedSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilySciuridae
Maximum longevity: 19 years (captivity) Observations: One wild born specimen was still alive in captivity at about 19 years of age (Richard Weigl 2005).
via GBIF · IUCN
Bird sounds
- uncertain· Malaysia· quality A
- uncertain· Malaysia· quality A
- call· Vietnam· quality A
- alarm call
Article
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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