Grizzled Giant Squirrel   SQUIRREL
 
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Scientific Name:
Ratufa macroura
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Ratufa macroura ssp. sinhala, Ratufa macrurus ssp. albipes, Sciurus ceilonensis, Sciurus ceylonensis, Sciurus ceylonica, Sciurus macrourus, Sciurus macrourus var. monatnus, Sciurus macrourus var. montana, Sciurus macrura, Sciurus tennentii, Sciurus zeylla
Group:
Mammals
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
NT-IUCN: 2008
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
India, Sri Lanka

Facts Summary:
The Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): India, Sri Lanka. This species is also known by the following name(s): Ratufa macroura ssp. sinhala, Ratufa macrurus ssp. albipes, Sciurus ceilonensis, Sciurus ceylonensis, Sciurus ceylonica, Sciurus macrourus, Sciurus macrourus var. monatnus, Sciurus macrourus var. montana, Sciurus macrura, Sciurus tennentii, Sciurus zeylla.

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