How many squirrels occur in India?
- 13
- Tree Squirrels
- 15
- Flying Squirrels
- 2
- Ground Squirrels
- 12
- South Asian Endemics
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Squirrels: Science & Conservation
Logging poses a threat to the arboreal Travancore flying squirrel
Travancore Flying squirrel on a Cullenia tree in the Western Ghats20 February 2026 — Visvajit Sriramrajan
Common, yet threatened: The case of northeast India’s Malayan giant squirrels
The Malayan Giant Squirrel's dependence on a contiguous tree canopy makes logging, habitat loss, and forest fragmentation common threats to the species across its range. Malayan giant squirrels are also often hunted for subsistence.28 January 2026 — Aathira Perinchery
Flying squirrel habitats predicted to tailspin under climate change
Species distribution models for two species of giant flying squirrels find that suitable habitats in India for occur in only a fraction of their designated range and show a sharp decline under climate change scenarios.28 January 2026 — Bharathi Dharapuram
How city life shapes palm squirrel behaviour
Studying the behaviour and ecology of Palm squirrels reveals that cities are evolutionary arenas shaping the traits of animals living within them.25 August 2025 — Nandini Rajamani
