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Описание: The Indian giant squirrel or Malabar giant squirrel is a large tree squirrel species endemic to forests and woodlands in India. It is a diurnal, arboreal, and mainly herbivorous squirrel.
This species is endemic to India, with main sections of its distribution in the Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Satpura Range as far north as Madhya Pradesh. It is also found in the dense forests of Orchha Abuzhmad in Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh. It is found at altitudes of 180–2,300 m (590–7,550 ft) in tropical deciduous, semi-deciduous, and moist evergreen forests and woodlands.In general, its distribution is fragmented because it is intolerant of habitat degradation.The Indian giant squirrel generally nests in taller trees with a mean height of 11 m (36 ft) (3 m (10 ft) in order to avoid predators.
The Indian giant squirrel is one of the largest squirrels with a head–and–body length of 25–50 cm, a tail that is about the same or somewhat longer, and a weight of 1.5–2 kg, although rarely up to 3 kg Average for both sexes is about 36 cm in head–and–body length, 45 cm in tail length and 1.7–1.8 kg in weight.
It has a conspicuous one-, two- or three-toned colour scheme.The colours involved can be whitish, creamy-beige, buff, tan, rust, reddish-maroon, brown, a dark seal brown or black. The underparts and the front legs are usually cream coloured, the head can be brown or beige, however there is a distinctive white spot between the ears.

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