Indian giant squirrel | Malabar giant squirrel |(Ratufa indica)

The Indian giant squirrel, or Malabar giant squirrel, is a large tree squirrel species genus Ratufa native to India. It is a large-bodied diurnal, arboreal, and mainly herbivorous squirrel found in South Asia. Scientific name: Ratufa indica Higher classification: Oriental giant squirrel Rank: Species Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: Ratufa Species: R. indica Binomial name