Indian Giant Squirrel
Ratufa indica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusRatufa (Asian Giant Squirrels)
- SpeciesRatufa indica (Indian Giant Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Giant Squirrel in Satpura National Park?
About 58% of visitor-days record a Indian Giant Squirrel sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Giant Squirrel in Satpura National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Indian Giant Squirrel in Satpura National Park in our monthly data.