Black Giant Squirrel
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Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
141 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Black Giant Squirrel sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 141 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Finlayson's Squirrel
LC

Finlayson's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus finlaysonii

40–50% · Likely
Gray-bellied Squirrel
LC

Gray-bellied Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus caniceps

20–30% · Possible
Indochinese Ground Squirrel
LC

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Menetes berdmorei

Insufficient data
Himalayan Striped Squirrel
LC

Himalayan Striped Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Tamiops mcclellandii

Insufficient data
Pallas's Squirrel
LC Endemic

Pallas's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus erythraeus

Insufficient data
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
LC

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Petaurista philippensis

Insufficient data
Malayan Porcupine
LC

Malayan Porcupine

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hystrix brachyura

50–60% · Likely
Oriental House Rat
LC

Oriental House Rat

Mammal

Rattus tanezumi

Insufficient data
Losea Rat
LC

Losea Rat

Mammal

Rattus losea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Giant Squirrel in Khao Yai National Park?

About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Black Giant Squirrel sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 141 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Giant Squirrel in Khao Yai National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black Giant Squirrel in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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