{"id":5676,"date":"2022-07-06T11:18:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T05:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/?p=5676"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T06:49:02","slug":"indian-giant-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/indian-giant-squirrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Giant Squirrel | Malabar Giant Squirrel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5676\" class=\"elementor elementor-5676\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4f46fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c4f46fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b902487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b902487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Indian Giant Squirrel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"justify\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">When visiting <strong><a title=\"Satpura National park\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/satpura-national-park\">Satpura National park<\/a><\/strong>, look out not only for our celebrated mammals &#8211; tiger, leopard, gaur, deers, antelopes, and sloth bears; but do seek the trees for an unprecedented mammal of the squirrel family. The Goliath of their clan called the <a title=\"Indian giant\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/satpura-national-parks-giant-squirrel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian giant<\/strong><\/a> squirrel is a delight to watch.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>These squirrels are called by local names as <em>Vishal Gilahari<\/em> in Hindi, <em>Malai-<\/em>anil in Tamil, <em>Kendalilu<\/em> in Kannada, <em>Malayanna<\/em>n in Malayalam, and <em>Shekru<\/em> in Maharashtra, where it is also the state animal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67db183 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67db183\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bbe113 uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"0bbe113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;heading_text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;heading_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-main-wrapper\" data-headings=\"h1,h2,h3\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-toc-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-toc-headings=\"headings\" class=\"uael-toc-list uael-toc-list-disc\" data-scroll=\"\" ><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-empty-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Add a header to begin generating the table of contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ad1559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ad1559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\"} -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"justify\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Mostly arboreal and canopy dwellers, they build their spherical nests with leaves and twigs to avoid predation from leopards and birds of prey.\u00a0 Weighing less than 3 kgs, they can easily leap up to 6 meters between trees. Their underparts are creamish and the upper body comprises maroon and black coloration. A dark bushy long tail helps balance their agile body.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"justify\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">They can be seen <strong>solitary or in pairs <\/strong>and are active <strong>during the morning<\/strong> and <strong>late evenings.<\/strong> Males stay with the female throughout the breeding season. The gestation period lasts hardly a month, and <strong>2 to 3 young ones<\/strong> are born. In a few months&#8217; time, these young squirrels start exploring trees and soon become independent dwellers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"justify\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Giant squirrels feed on fruits, nuts, jackfruit, tree bark, and even bird eggs. <strong>They disperse seeds from their fecal matter, nurturing their habitat and restoring the ecological balance.<\/strong> When alarmed, they have a tendency to freeze themselves or flatten themselves to the bark of a tree resembling a part of the tree itself.\u00a0An excellent camouflage mechanism!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\"} -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Indian Giant S<strong>quirrel Size and Comparison<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being the largest Squirrel in India, Indian Giant squirrels male and female vary in size from each other. <strong>Males <\/strong>are around 75 cm in length from head to tail (Head to body &#8211; 34 cm and Tail &#8211; 41cm approx) whereas <strong>females<\/strong> are larger being 78 cm in length from head to tail (Head to body -36 cm and Tail length &#8211; 42 cm approx)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even the most commonly sighted Three-striped palm squirrel (Head to tail 30 cm approx) is three times smaller in size as compared to Giant squirrels.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":12065,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indian-giant-squirrel22222-1024x683-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-12065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indian-giant-squirrel22222-1024x683-1.webp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indian-giant-squirrel22222-1024x683-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indian-giant-squirrel22222-1024x683-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indian-giant-squirrel22222-1024x683-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indian-giant-squirrel22222-1024x683-1-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indian-giant-squirrel22222-1024x683-1-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indian-giant-squirrel22222-1024x683-1-120x80.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indian-giant-squirrel22222-1024x683-1-150x100.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Subspecies of Indian Giant Squirrel &#8211; India<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"justify\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">There are <strong>four subspecies <\/strong>of <strong>Indian<\/strong> or the <strong>Malabar Giant Squirrel <\/strong>native to India which spread across the central and southern states.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><em><strong>Ratufa indica indica <\/strong><\/em>&#8211; <strong>North &amp; central western ghats (Best seen Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu<\/strong>) Their back is maroon with a light, pale coloured tail and face.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Ratufa indica centralis &#8211; Eastern &amp; central India (Best seen Satpura, Madhya Pradesh) Found in Satpura and Eastern ghats Ratufa Indica indica is similar to R.i.indica but smaller in size and doesn\u2019t possess a pale tail but rather a darker tail and sometimes black rump.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><em><strong>Ratufa indica maxima <\/strong><\/em>&#8211; 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