Indian Giant Squirrel
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Indian Giant Squirrel

Ratufa indica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Periyar National Park
26 Verified records at Periyar National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian giant squirrel or Malabar giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is a large multi-coloured tree squirrel species endemic to forests and woodlands in India. It is a diurnal, arboreal, and mainly herbivorous squirrel. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Giant Squirrel sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Jungle Palm Squirrel
LC Endemic

Jungle Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus tristriatus

Insufficient data
Indian Palm Squirrel
LC

Indian Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus palmarum

Insufficient data
Nilgiri Palm Squirrel
VU Endemic

Nilgiri Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus sublineatus

Insufficient data
Indian Crested Porcupine
LC

Indian Crested Porcupine

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hystrix indica

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
40–50
Feb
70–80
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
6 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Giant Squirrel in Periyar National Park?

About 66% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Giant Squirrel sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Giant Squirrel in Periyar National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Indian Giant Squirrel in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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