Pale Giant Squirrel

About this species

Size

Head and body 31–38cm

Habitat

Forest

Range

Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and nearby small islands

The cream-coloured giant squirrel, or pale giant squirrel, is one of the largest squirrels, with a head and body of about 31–38 cm. It is found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia) and nearby small islands (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is vulnerable to habitat degradation and has probably been extirpated in Singapore, where the last sighting was in 1995. Reported sightings in Vietnam in 1984 are considered dubious (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)