Black giant squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black giant squirrel lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ratufa bicolor
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the black giant squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black giant squirrel in 7 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black giant squirrel endangered?

The black giant squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black giant squirrel?

The black giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Ratufa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black giant squirrel

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).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black giant squirrel (revision 1359119800), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q917916 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).