Ratufa indica (Erxleben 1777)
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Ratufa indica (Erxleben 1777) |
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[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.".
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