Grizzled Giant Squirrel also known as the Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel, Ratufa macroura, is a large species of squirrel found in Sri Lanka and in the forests of southern India. The species is found in patches of riverine forest along the Kaveri river in south India and also in hill forests towards the southern tip of peninsular India. The IUCN lists the species as vulnerable due to the impact of human activities on its habitat. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2186x1179, 240 KB) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, cyrillic. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Eutheria (includes extinct ancestors)/Placentalia (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes... Families Many, see text The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. ... Genera Many: see text. ... Species Ratufa affinis Ratufa bicolor Ratufa indica Ratufa macroura Oriental Giant Squirrels (genus Ratufa) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Sciurinae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Thomas Pennant (June 14, 1726 - December 16, 1798) was a Welsh naturalist and antiquary. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Genera Many, see the article Sciuridae. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
External links
ARKive - images and movies of the grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura)
GrizzledGiantSquirrel also known as the Sri Lankan GiantSquirrel, Ratufa macroura, is a large species of squirrel found in Sri Lanka and in the forests of southern India.
The species is found in patches of riverine forest along the Kaveri river in south India and also in hill forests towards the southern tip of peninsular India.
The IUCN lists the species as vulnerable due to the impact of human activities on its habitat.
Feeds |
Contact