1038620 Ratufa macroura Near Threatened (NT) <i>Ratufa macroura</i> (Pennant, 1769) br Gwiñver meur Sri Lanka en Grizzled giant squirrel en Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel es Ratufa macroura fr écureuil géant de ceylan fr écureuil géant gris Nowak, R. M. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. Fifth Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2661 1 2661 326727 false 1 Ellerman, J. R. 1961. The Fauna of India. Mammalia. 2d ed. vol. 3. ed. Dr. M. L. Roonwal. Baptist Mission Press, Calcutta 15262 1 15262 326727 false 1 Finn, F. 1929. Sterndale's Mammalia of India. Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta. 15263 1 15263 326727 false 1 Gurnell, J. 1987. The Natural History of Squirrels. Facts on File Publications, New York. 15264 1 15264 326727 false 1 Joshua J. and A. J. T. Johnsingh. 1994. Impact of Biotic Disturbances on the Habitat and Population of the Endangered Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura in South India. Biological Conservation, 68: 29-34. 15265 1 15265 326727 false 1 Prater, S. 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It is thought that the grizzled giant squirrel raises more than one litter each year, but this is unconfirmed (2).</p><p>The grizzled giant squirrel is highly territorial and is very vocal upon encountering an intruder. It is usually found alone or occasionally in pairs. When frightened it will either flee, leaping up to six metres between trees, or will flatten itself against a branch, remaining motionless. It is diurnal, spending the day eating fruit, nuts, insects, bird eggs and the bark of some trees. At midday, the squirrel rests; sleeping spread-eagled on a branch (2). 090c198673f7c3f842992f9b000f5ab2 2608884 Wildscreen Copyright Wildscreen 2003-2008 ARKive Copyright Copyright Wildscreen 2003-2008. Some rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Supplier ARKive http://www.arkive.org/ 5978 arkive Location Source URL View original data object http://www.arkive.org/grizzled-giant-squirrel/ratufa-macroura/ Citation English cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 Text http://content4.eol.org/content_large.jpg http://content5.eol.org/content_medium.jpg http://content6.eol.org/content_small.jpg 1 Overview 3 Description 290 General Description 267 Morphology 232 Reproduction and Life History 70 Behavior 4 Ecology and Distribution 20 Distribution 41 Habitat 297 Trophic Strategy 8 Conservation 33 Trends and Threats 286 Conservation Status 6 Relevance 251 Uses 295 Procedures 300 Wikipedia 9 Biodiversity Heritage Library 7 References and More Information 17 Literature References 226 Specialist Projects 227 Search the Web 13 Common Names 1 Animalia NOT EVALUATED Animalia 694 Chordata NOT EVALUATED Chordata 1642 Mammalia NOT EVALUATED Mammalia 8677 Rodentia NOT EVALUATED Rodentia 8703 Sciuridae NOT EVALUATED Sciuridae 41956 Ratufa NOT EVALUATED Ratufa 1038620 Ratufa macroura Near Threatened (NT) <i>Ratufa macroura</i> (Pennant, 1769) Portland State University, MA Education 7 klans BA Physics - Johns Hopkins University MS Education - Johns Hopkins University ME Engineering Physics - University of Virginia 10 peter Ph.D., University of Bristol (1976) D.Sc., Queen's University, Belfast (1990) 11 paddy developer 13 pleary 11793 wilsond Asst. 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