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Ratufa macroura macroura
Head and body length around 40 centimetres, and tail measuring roughly the same, for a total length of 80 centimetres aprox. Grey dorsal with Black spot on head and white ventral colour, nose slightly pink.
Spotted in Sigiriya, it Inhabit in dry zone parts of the Sri Lanka as well as India.
It is the national animal of Sri Lanka and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the species as near threatened due to habitat loss and hunting.
Spotted on Jul 11, 2015
Submitted on Jul 23, 2015
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