Where to see the Pale Giant Squirrel
Ratufa affinis · mammal · Sciuridae
Pale Giant Squirrel (Ratufa affinis) is recorded in 3 protected areas and wildlife sites across 1 country in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Deramakot Forest Reserve (Malaysia), Endau-Rompin National Park (Malaysia) and Taman Hutan Institut Penyelidikan Hutan Malaysia, Selangor (Malaysia).
Where is the best place to see the Pale Giant Squirrel?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Pale Giant Squirrel are Deramakot Forest Reserve (Malaysia), Endau-Rompin National Park (Malaysia) and Taman Hutan Institut Penyelidikan Hutan Malaysia, Selangor (Malaysia). It appears in 3 trip reports in our library.
Top 3 places for the Pale Giant Squirrel
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deramakot Forest Reserve | Malaysia | 4 | 1892–1956 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Endau-Rompin National Park | Malaysia | 4 | 1970 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Taman Hutan Institut Penyelidikan Hutan Malaysia, Selangor | Malaysia | 3 | 1969–1970 | Recorded on GBIF |
Seen on trips
The Pale Giant Squirrel is recorded in these trip reports:
- Sabah Birding Trip Report: Bristleheads & Broadbills 2026 — Wise Birding Holidays
- Borneo's Rare Mammals Tour 2024 Trip Report — Royle Safaris
- Sabah, Borneo, July 2022 Trip Report — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Malaysia guide, Thailand guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for Deramakot Forest ReservePhoto: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
GBIF downloads: Malaysia.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.