Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista philippensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusPetaurista (Giant Flying Squirrels)
- SpeciesPetaurista philippensis (Indian Giant Flying Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park
Pallas's Squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
Cambodian Striped Squirrel
Tamiops rodolphii
Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Menetes berdmorei
Black Giant Squirrel
Ratufa bicolor
Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes spadiceus
Particolored Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes alboniger
Malayan Porcupine
Hystrix brachyura
Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Chiropodomys gliroides
Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat
Leopoldamys sabanus
Edward’s Rat
Leopoldamys edwardsi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Giant Flying Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Indian Giant Flying Squirrel sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.