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The Indian giant squirrel is one of the largest squirrels, with a head–and–body length of 25–50 cm (10 in – 1 ft 8 in), a tail that is about the same or somewhat longer, and a weight of 1.5–2 kg (3.3–4.4 lb), although rarely up to 3 kg (6.6 lb). [7][8] Average for both sexes is about 36 cm (1 ft 2 in) in head–and–body length, 45 ...
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. It is found in mainland Southeast and South Asia ...
Pune. Coordinates. 19°07′55″N 73°33′14″E / 19.132°N 73.554°E / 19.132; 73.554 [1] Area. 131 km 2 (51 sq mi) Established. 1984. 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 ...
Like other flying squirrels, they are mostly nocturnal and able to glide (not actually fly like a bat) long distances between trees by spreading out their patagium, skin between their limbs. They feed primarily on plant material, but will also take small animals such as insects.
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 ...
Sciurus tennentii Blyth, 1849. Sciurus zeyllanicus Day, 1693. 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 ...
The sanctuary has a small population of Indian giant squirrel which is fragmented from the Western ghats. The fauna include 16 species of mammals, more than 200 species of birds, 17 reptiles, 47 insects and 27 marine invertebrates. The White-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) which is noted as critically endangered is also found in the sanctuary ...
English: Indian Giant Flying Squirrel consuming Ficus Racemosa fruits. This was the first authenticate record of presence of Indian Giant Flying Squirrel from Polo ...