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A new sight record and range extension of the Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura dandolena (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) in the Eastern Ghats of southern peninsular India

Sivangnanaboopathidoss Vimalraj, Kothandapani Raman, Damodar Atmavadan Reddy, Bakthavachalam Harikrishnan, Bawa Mothilal Krishnakumar, Kanagaraj Muthamizh Selvan

On our visit to the Durgai Amman shrine on 09 June 2016, we came across a pair of Grizzled Giant Squirrels on a tamarind tree, which leaped away when we approached (79.298960E & 12.176150N). We had photographed an individual before it disappeared am... see more

Durgai Amman shrine | Grizzled Giant Squirrel | new record | Sathanur Dam.

Journal of Threatened Taxa , 2018

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A report on the possible interbreeding between Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura and Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern Western Ghats, India

Kiran Thomas, D. K. Vinodkumar, Jomals Mathews John, M. Shaji, P. O. Nammer

We report a possible instance of hybridization between the Ratufa indica and Ratufa macroura from Western Ghats. The details on the coat of the hybrid individuals, location map where the hybrids where sighted and the conservation challenges have been disc... see more

Grizzled Giant Squirrel | hybridization | conservation

Journal of Threatened Taxa , 2018

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Nesting trees of the Red Giant Gliding Squirrel Petaurista petaurista (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) in a tropical forest of Namdapha National Park, India

Murali Chatakonda Krishna, Awadhesh Kumar, Om Prakash Tripathi

The present study investigated the nesting habits of the Red Giant Gliding Squirrel in the tropical forest of Namdapha National Park, India within the time period of 2012–2013. Gliding squirrel nest trees were located by searching for them with usin... see more

Arboreal nests | giant gliding squirrels | canopy connectivity | northeastern India | secondary cavity nesters

Journal of Threatened Taxa , 2019

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Alarming population status of the Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, the Western Ghats, India

Kiran Thomas, Paingamadathil Ommer Nameer

This study was carried out to assess the population of Ratufa macroura in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary located in the Kerala part of the southern Western Ghats. The population density of Ratufa macroura was estimated to be 15.26 squirrels/km2. T... see more