Where to see the Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel
Ratufa macroura · mammal · Sciuridae
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is recorded in 3 protected areas and wildlife sites across 1 country in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary (India), Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (India) and Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary (India).
Where is the best place to see the Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel are Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary (India), Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (India) and Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary (India). It appears in 2 trip reports in our library.
Top 3 places for the Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 2 | Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary | India | 12 | 2011–2020 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary | India | 3 | 2011–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
Seen on trips
The Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel is recorded in these trip reports:
- South India Mammal Watching Trip Report, April-May 2017: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Western Ghats and Mumbai Mammal Watching Trip Report 2011 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Tours that have recorded it
- Western Ghats Rare & Endemic Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Sri Lanka guide, India 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 Chinnar Wildlife SanctuaryPhoto: melianie_max_and_asker, CC BY 4.0.
GBIF downloads: India.
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.