Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor

Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor

Black Giant Squirrel, Shemgang, Bhutan, April 2008 - click for larger image

Shemgang, Bhutan
April 2008

The Black Giant Squirrel is distributed from Nepal eastwards to Assam and south into Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

It is found in broadleaved forest at between 500 to 2,000 metres. It is shy and is seldom seen on the ground.

It appears black above and whitish below but the black looks dark brown in sunlight.

There is more information on the Ecology Asia website.

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