Ratufa is a genus of large tree squirrel commonly called oriental giant squirrels, placed in the subfamily Ratufinae within the squirrel family Sciuridae. The genus contains four living species, found across South and Southeast Asia including India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Members of the genus are roughly cat sized, among the largest living squirrels, and the fossil record for the group extends back to the Middle Miocene, about sixteen million years. The four extant species are the cream coloured giant squirrel, the black giant squirrel, the Indian giant squirrel and the grizzled giant squirrel.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
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Source Cream-coloured giant squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Grizzled giant squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Ratufa indica (Animal Diversity Web)
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Source Oriental giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
They are a distinctive element of the fauna of south and southeast Asia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Oriental giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
They are a distinctive element of the fauna of south and southeast Asia.
Sources
1. Ratufa (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Oriental giant squirrels are cat-sized tree squirrels from the genus Ratufa in the subfamily Ratufinae.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
- present tense, oriental giant squirrels of south/southeast Asia
View the Source2. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Ratufa
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 4
3. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ratufa
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Ratufa" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 22.4 ... "early_interval": "Aquitanian"
Wikidata: Ratufa
Wikidata Q858747, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Ratufa indica (Animal Diversity Web)
Parent Taxon Of: Indian giant squirrel, Scientific Classification, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Indian giant squirrel, Scientific Classification, genus
Genus Ratufa Asian giant squirrels Species Ratufa indica Indian giant squirrel
Cream-coloured giant squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Cream-coloured giant squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Cream-coloured giant squirrel, Lead
The cream-coloured giant squirrel or pale giant squirrel (Ratufa affinis) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra (Indonesia), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia) and nearby small islands.
Grizzled giant squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Grizzled giant squirrel, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Grizzled giant squirrel, Lead, genus
is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa
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