Facts Summary:
The Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): India, Sri Lanka. This species is also known by the following name(s): Ratufa macroura ssp. sinhala, Ratufa macrurus ssp. albipes, Sciurus ceilonensis, Sciurus ceylonensis, Sciurus ceylonica, Sciurus macrourus, Sciurus macrourus var. monatnus, Sciurus macrourus var. montana, Sciurus macrura, Sciurus tennentii, Sciurus zeylla.
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