A new site record of the Grizzled Giant Squirrel <i>Ratufa macroura</i> (Pennant, 1769) in the Hosur forest division, Eastern Ghats, India and its conservation significance
The Grizzled Giant Squirrel is endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka. In India it is distributed in isolated populations with less than 500 mature individuals, restricted mostly to patchy riverine habitats. We have recorded the presence of this species (minimum 14 individuals) across eight locat...
Main Authors: | N. Baskaran, K. Senthilkumar, M. Saravanan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2011-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
Online Access: | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/657 |
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