Ratufa indica (Erxleben 1777)

[Sciurus] indicus Erxleben 1777, Systema Regni Animalis, Vol. 1: 420.

Type Locality: "in India orientali" [Bombay, India]. Based on "Pennant's Bombay squirrel" (Moore and Tate, 1965:43).

Vernacular Names: Indian Giant Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Ratufa indica subsp. indica Erxleben 1777

Subspecies Ratufa indica subsp. centralis Ryley 1913

Subspecies Ratufa indica subsp. dealbata Blanford 1897

Subspecies Ratufa indica subsp. maxima Schreber 1784

Distribution: C and S India, excluding central lowlands.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Extinct as R. i. dealbata, Vulnerable as R. i. centralis, R. i. indica and R. i. maxima.

Discussion: Pennant (1771:281) described, but did not name this species, and said it "Inhabits Bombay.".