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Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Rodentia
family
Sciuridae
genus
Ratufa
species
Ratufa macroura

Name

Synonyms
Sciurus zeylanicus Ray, 1693
Homonyms
Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769)
Common names
Grizzled giant squirrel in language.
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in English
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in English
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in English

Bibliographic References

  1. (2011) Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index
  2. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton (2012) Squirrels of the World
  3. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton (2012) Squirrels of the World
  4. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton, 2012: null. Squirrels of the World. vii + 459.
  5. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Family Sciuridae: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
  6. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Family Sciuridae: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
  7. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Family Sciuridae. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 754-818.
  8. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
  9. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  10. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World
  11. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World
  12. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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