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Oriental giant squirrel

Genus of rodents

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Malabar Giant Squirrel , also known as Indian Giant Squirel ( Ratufa indica) photographed in deciduous forests of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. . . These lovely squirrels are upper canopy dwelling species
Rakesh Kumar Dogra · CC BY 2.0

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Species

There are four living species of oriental giant squirrels:

In prehistoric times this lineage was more widespread. For example, animals very similar to Ratufa and possibly belonging to this genus, at least belonging to the Ratufinae, were part of the early Langhian (Middle Miocene, some 16–15.2 million years ago) Hambach fauna of Germany.

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