Where to see
Ratufa indica
Periyar National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Indian Giant Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Periyar National Park
In Periyar National Park, India, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Giant Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Mudumalai National Park and more
After Periyar National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Indian Giant Squirrel are in Mudumalai National Park (India, about 60%), Nagarhole National Park (India, about 60%) and Satpura National Park (India, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, March and September–October in Periyar National Park (about 80%), November in Mudumalai National Park (about 80%) and February–March, June, September and November–December in Nagarhole National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Indian Giant Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Indian Giant Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
