Indian Giant Squirrel

Indian Giant Squirrel

Ratufa indica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Bandipur National Park

Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park

Indian Palm Squirrel
LC

Indian Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus palmarum

Insufficient data
Jungle Palm Squirrel
LC

Jungle Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus tristriatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
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 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 53% of visitor-days record a Indian Giant Squirrel sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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