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title: "Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel"
description: "Ratufa macroura — Mammiferi. The grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa found in the highlands of the Central and Uva provinces of Sri Lanka, and in patches of riparian forest along the Kaveri River and in the hill forests of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of southern India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sri-lankan-giant-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel

> Ratufa macroura — Mammiferi. The grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa found in the highlands of the Central and Uva provinces of Sri Lanka, and in patches of riparian forest along the Kaveri River and in the hill forests of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of southern India.

- Scientific name: *Ratufa macroura*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1114
- Wikidata: [Q1055842](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1055842)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46031](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46031)

## Names

- en: Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel
- de: Sri-Lanka-Riesenhörnchen
- es: Ardilla gigante de Siri Lanka
- fr: Ecureuil géant de Ceylan
- pl: Wiewióra cejlońska

## Countries with the most observations

LK (850), IN (129)

## Summary

The grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa found in the highlands of the Central and Uva provinces of Sri Lanka, and in patches of riparian forest along the Kaveri River and in the hill forests of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of southern India. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the species as near threatened due to habitat loss and hunting.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzled_giant_squirrel

## Photo

![Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sri-lankan-giant-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250675602

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sri-lankan-giant-squirrel?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).