Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 754 818 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Ratufa indica (Erxleben 1777) [Sciurus] indicus Erxleben 1777 , Systema Regni Animalis, Vol. 1: 420 . Type Locality: "in India orientali" [ Bombay , India ]. Based on "Pennant's Bombay squirrel" ( Moore and Tate, 1965:43 ). Vernacular Names: Indian Giant Squirrel . Subspecies: : Subspecies Ratufa indica subsp. indica Erxleben 1777 Subspecies Ratufa indica subsp. centralis Ryley 1913 Subspecies Ratufa indica subsp. dealbata Blanford 1897 Subspecies Ratufa indica subsp. maxima Schreber 1784 Distribution: C and S India , excluding central lowlands. Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Extinct as R . i. dealbata , Vulnerable as R . i. centralis , R . i. indica and R . i. maxima . Discussion: Pennant (1771:281) described, but did not name this species, and said it "Inhabits Bombay .".