A report on the possible interbreeding between Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura and Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern Western Ghats, India

A report on the possible interbreeding between Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura and Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern Western Ghats, India

We report a possible instance of hybridization between the Ratufa indica and Ratufa macroura from Western Ghats. The details on the coat of the hybrid individuals, location map where the hybrids where sighted and the conservation challenges have been discussed in the paper.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kiran Thomas, D. K. Vinodkumar, Jomals Mathews John, M. Shaji, P. O. Nammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
grizzled giant squirrel
hybridization
conservation
Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3995

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