Oriental giant squirrel


Oriental giant squirrels are cat-sized tree squirrels from the genus Ratufa in the subfamily Ratufinae. They are a distinctive element of the fauna of south and southeast Asia.

Oriental giant squirrels
Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Recent
Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Subfamily: Ratufinae
Moore, 1959
Genus: Ratufa
Gray, 1867
Species

Ratufa affinis
Ratufa bicolor
Ratufa indica
Ratufa macroura

Synonyms

Eoscuirus
Rukaia

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