Grizzled giant squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the grizzled giant squirrel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ratufa macroura
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the grizzled giant squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the grizzled giant squirrel in 2 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 grizzled giant squirrel endangered?

The grizzled 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 grizzled giant squirrel?

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

About the grizzled giant squirrel

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 of southern India. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the species as near threatened due to habitat loss and hunting.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Grizzled giant squirrel (revision 1356848512), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1055842 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).