{"id":106128,"date":"2026-06-01T12:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=106128"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:19:42","slug":"giant-malabar-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/giant-malabar-squirrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Malabar Squirrel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Giant Malabar Squirrel Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arare Giant Malabar Squirrel has been recently spotted in the Devpur forest area of Chhattisgarh\u2019s Barnawapara forest.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Giant Malabar Squirrel<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Malabar Giant Squirrel, also known as the <\/span><b>Indian Giant Squirrel,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>large multicoloured tree squirrel species endemic to India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>one of the largest squirrels in the world.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Ratufa indica.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Giant Malabar Squirrel <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found primarily in the <\/span><b>Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> Satpura Range.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found in areas with elevation ranging from 180 to 2,300 metres in <\/span><b>tropical deciduous, semi-deciduous, and wet evergreen forests <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>woodlands.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is arboreal and <\/span><b>spends most of its time <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the<\/span><b> upper canopy, leaping from tree to tree <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with<\/span><b> incredible agility,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> jumping up to 6 metre length.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It makes its <\/span><b>shelter within holes in trees.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> Maharashtra\u2019s state animal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and locally known as <\/span><b>Shekru<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Giant Malabar Squirrel <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total body length varies from 254 to 457 mm. The <\/span><b>tail <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is typically<\/span><b> longer than the length of its body.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It exhibits<\/span><b> 2-3 types of color patterns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>shades of black, brown, and deep red.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>body <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">varies from <\/span><b>deep red to brown with white patches on the belly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as <\/span><b>dirty white or cream-colored under-parts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>forelimbs.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>pink lips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a nose. The <\/span><b>eyes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are colored in<\/span><b> bright dark or light brown.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The powerful and <\/span><b>long tail <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>light brown with a creamy white tip.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have short, round ears, a broadened hand with an <\/span><b>expanded inner paw for gripping,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> large, powerful claws<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used for gripping tree bark and branches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are typically <\/span><b>solitary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">animals, being seen only rarely in pairs during the breeding season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of running, it frequently <\/span><b>freezes or flattens itself against the tree stem when threatened.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Giant Malabar Squirrel <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Least Concern<\/b>&#8216; under the\u00a0 IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestatesman.com\/india\/rare-giant-malabar-squirrel-spotted-in-chhattisgarhs-barnawapara-sanctuary-1503598978.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>SM<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giant Malabar Squirrel is a large multicoloured tree squirrel species endemic to India. 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