{"id":31926,"date":"2026-07-14T12:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31926"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:01:34","slug":"indian-giant-flying-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-giant-flying-squirrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Giant Flying Squirrel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Giant Flying Squirrel Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rare Indian giant flying squirrel has been recently spotted in Uttarakhand&#8217;s Ramnagar forests for the first time in nearly 12 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Giant Flying Squirrel<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis), also known as the <\/span><b>large brown flying squirrel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the <\/span><b>common giant flying squirrel,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>type of rodent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Sciuridae family, which includes squirrels.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is capable of <\/span><b>gliding flight using a skin membrane,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>patagium<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>stretched between front and hind legs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Petaurista philippensis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Giant Flying Squirrel <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be found only in<\/span><b> Southeast and South Asia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>southern and central China.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>South Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they have a patchy distribution in <\/span><b>Sri Lanka and India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> primarily concentrated in the<\/span><b> Himalayan Mountains and northeast regions north of Bombay and Rajasthan.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They live in<\/span><b> dry deciduous and <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tropical-evergreen-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\">evergreen forests<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, usually at higher elevations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can also be found in <\/span><b>plantations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Giant Flying Squirrel <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> one of the largest flying squirrels, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a body length of about 30 \u2013 45 cm and a tail measuring up to 60 cm.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This species has <\/span><b>black to gray-brown fur,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> long and soft on the upper parts and somewhat shorter underneath the body, with a grizzled appearance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>tail is hairy and blackish to gray-brown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the feet are black, and the nose is pale pink with black vibrissae.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>nocturnal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">animals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>arboreal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and spend most of their life in the canopy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Giant Flying Squirrel <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216; <b>Least Concern<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/inshorts.com\/en\/amp_news\/rare-indian-giant-flying-squirrel-found-in-u-khand-after-12-years-1783861884406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is a type of rodent in the Sciuridae family, which includes squirrels. 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