Ratufa

Ratufa indica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Sciuromorpha Superfamilia: Sciuroidea

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Ratufinae
Genus: Ratufa
Species (4): R. affinis – R. bicolor – R. indica – R. macroura

Name

Ratufa J. E. Gray, 1867

• Type species: Sciurus indicus Erxleben, 1777

Synonyms

• Rukaia J. E. Gray, 1867. Type species: Sciurus macrourus Pennant, 1769
• Eosciurus Trouessart, 1880. Type species: Sciurus bicolor Sparrman, 1778

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1867. Synopsis of the Asiatic Squirrels (Sciuridae) in the Collection of the British Museum, describing one new Genus and some new Species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 3, 20(118): 270–286. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ratufa in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Ratufa Gray, 1867 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

• English: Giant squirrel, Oriental giant squirrel
• polski: Wiewióra
• svenska: jätteekorrar
• ไทย: พญากระรอก

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