Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

Description

Ratufa bicolor has dark hairs with white part on the under of the head with long tail. The back, top of the head, ears, and tail are deep brown to black while the underpart is lighter and look paler.

Population Size

unknown

Life Span

19 years

WEIGHT​

1546 gram

LENGTH

798 mm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

Gr

Granivore

He

Herbivore

So

Solitary

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Mammalia

ORDER

:

Rodentia

FAMILY

:

Sciuridae

GENUS

:

Ratufa

SPECIES

:

Ratufa bicolor

Distribution

Ratufa bicolor could be found in forests area between elevation 1900-2000 m above sea levels.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, China

Habits and Lifestyle

Ratufa bicolor is diurnal organism which is active at daylight. It makes nest on the canopy of tall trees. It will forage foods from the ground or any resource near their nest.

Lifestyle

Terestrial

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Ratufa bicolor eats fruits or nuts. 

Diet : Herbivore

Mating Habits

Ratufa bicolor is polygynandries, the female will mate with several males.

Reproduction session :

Incubation periods : 

Independent age : 5 weeks

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 1 or 2

Population

Population status : Near Threatened (NT)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

Snakes, Bird of Prey (Falconiformes, Nanus Wallace)

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. id.m.wikipedia.org
  2. animaldiversity.org
  3. naturewildlife.id
  4. ecologyasia.com
  5. en.m.wikipedia.org