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Grizzled Giant Squirrel

April 5, 2020
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The researchers have sighted nests of the grizzled giant squirrel, at Pakkamalai Reserve Forests near Gingee in the Eastern Ghats, for the first time.

About it:

  • The species is usually known to nest only in the Western Ghats in South India.
  • Found in the highlands of the Central and Uva provinces of Sri Lanka, along the Kaveri River and in the hill forests of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
  • It has got its common name from the white flecks of hair over its greyish body.
  • IUCN status – Near threatened
  • Pakkamalai Reserve Forest in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu has several diverse and endangered species including the Golden Gecko, Bamboo Pit Viper and Mouse Deer.

 

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