Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura)

Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel, a reference photo — Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Ratufa
Species: Ratufa macroura

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