Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
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Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista philippensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
23 Verified records at Cat Tien National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis), also called the large brown flying squirrel or the common giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is capable of gliding flight using a skin membrane, the patagium, stretched between front and hind legs. It is found in mainland Southeast and South Asia, and southern and central China. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Giant Flying Squirrel sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Pallas's Squirrel
LC Endemic

Pallas's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus erythraeus

50–60% · Likely
Cambodian Striped Squirrel
LC

Cambodian Striped Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Tamiops rodolphii

30–40% · Possible
Indochinese Ground Squirrel
LC

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Menetes berdmorei

30–40% · Possible
Black Giant Squirrel
NT

Black Giant Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ratufa bicolor

10–20% · With luck
Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel
LC

Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Hylopetes spadiceus

Insufficient data
Particolored Flying Squirrel
LC

Particolored Flying Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Hylopetes alboniger

Insufficient data
Malayan Porcupine
LC

Malayan Porcupine

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hystrix brachyura

20–30% · Possible
Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
LC

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Mammal

Chiropodomys gliroides

Insufficient data
Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat
LC

Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Leopoldamys sabanus

Insufficient data
Edward’s Rat
LC

Edward’s Rat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Leopoldamys edwardsi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Giant Flying Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Giant Flying Squirrel sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Giant Flying Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Indian Giant Flying Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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