Malabar giant squirrel skin#
It is a large sized squirrel having multi-coloured skin tone including grey, black, reddish brown and golden colours. It is widely distributed in the evergreen to mixed dry and moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Central Indian Hills and Khurda Forest Division. The Indian giant squirrel, Ratufa indica is an arboreal and diurnal mammal which is endemic to India.
The four different species are R.affinis, R.bicolor, R.macroura and R. Other small carnivorous including jungle cat, Palm civet.īirds of prey like crested Hawk Eagle, Black Eagle and crested serpent eagle are the major creditors of the central India giant squirrel. The faunal diversity comprises of major such as Tigers, leopards The forest types of Satpura National Park consist of mixed deciduousįorest, mixed deciduous forest and dry Peninsula’s forest.Īnd highly undulating, which dominated trees species. In the Western Ghats is commonly known as the Malabar giant squirrel. Threats which influence the giant squirrel population. Wide range of nocturnal for this they have been reported from most of India’s,ĭry deciduous and riparian forest habitat fragmentation is one of the major Squirrel is least concerned category of IUCN giant squirrels occur across a The Indian giant squirrel is a maroon and blue colour and isĮndemic to India with four subspecies. Satpura National Park has a huge population density of giant squirrel which is the major biosphere reserve in central India that harbors white variety of rare and make and endangered species. The Central Indian Giant Squirrel is endemic to India and widely distributed in Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Central India.
With a stunning diversity of butterflies (and also frogs and birds), Satpura is a ecological wonder. The Satpuras, a biogeographically marvel, are a connecting link between the Western Ghats and the eastern Himalayas, and host a splendid array of wildlife unique to Central India. Meet Nanhi the Indian Giant Squirrel, the official mascot for Satpura Tiger Reserve.
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