Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
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Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista philippensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Cuc Phuong National Park
1 Verified records at Cuc Phuong National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis), also called the large brown flying squirrel or the common giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is capable of gliding flight using a skin membrane, the patagium, stretched between front and hind legs. It is found in mainland Southeast and South Asia, and southern and central China. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel
LC Endemic

Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dremomys pernyi

30–40% · Possible
Maritime Striped Squirrel
LC Endemic

Maritime Striped Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Tamiops maritimus

30–40% · Possible
Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
LC Endemic

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Belomys pearsonii

30–40% · Possible
Pallas's Squirrel
LC Endemic

Pallas's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus erythraeus

Insufficient data
Inornate Squirrel
LC

Inornate Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus inornatus

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available

Mekong White-bellied Rat

Mammal

Niviventer mekongis

Insufficient data
Gairdner's Shrewmouse
LC

Gairdner's Shrewmouse

Mammal

Mus pahari

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available
LC

Lang Bian White-bellied Rat

Mammal

Niviventer langbianis

Insufficient data
Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
LC

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Mammal

Chiropodomys gliroides

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Indian Giant Flying Squirrel at Cuc Phuong National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
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