Black Giant Squirrel
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Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Doi Inthanon National Park
2 Verified records at Doi Inthanon National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black giant squirrel or Malayan giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa native to the Indomalayan zootope. It is found in forests from northern Bangladesh, northeast India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, West Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and western Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Bali and nearby small islands). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park

Himalayan Striped Squirrel
LC

Himalayan Striped Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Tamiops mcclellandii

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

Pallas's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus erythraeus

10–20% · With luck
Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel
LC

Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dremomys rufigenis

10–20% · With luck
Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
LC Endemic

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Belomys pearsonii

Insufficient data
Lesser Bamboo Rat
LC

Lesser Bamboo Rat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cannomys badius

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black Giant Squirrel at Doi Inthanon National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
50–60%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
40–50%
4 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
7 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
8 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
9 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
10 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
11 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
12 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
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