Pale Giant Squirrel
Ratufa affinis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusRatufa (Asian Giant Squirrels)
- SpeciesRatufa affinis (Pale Giant Squirrel)
The cream-coloured giant squirrel or pale giant squirrel (Ratufa affinis) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra (Indonesia), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia) and nearby small islands. The species is near threatened and vulnerable to habitat degradation, and it has probably been extirpated in Singapore where the last sighting was in 1995. Reported sightings in Vietnam in 1984 are considered to be dubious. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park
Black Giant Squirrel
Ratufa bicolor
Himalayan Striped Squirrel
Tamiops mcclellandii
Slender Squirrel
Sundasciurus tenuis
Plantain Squirrel
Callosciurus notatus
Red Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista petaurista
Black Flying Squirrel
Aeromys tephromelas
Three-striped Ground Squirrel
Lariscus insignis
Shrew-faced Squirrel
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
Malayan Porcupine
Hystrix brachyura
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pale Giant Squirrel at Khao Luang National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |