Black Giant Squirrel
（Ratufa bicolor）
Habitat: tropical rainforests and seasonal
rainforests.
Feeding habits: get food with its fore limbs and
mouth. Food: fruits, young leaves and stamen.
Size: with a body length of 40 cm and a tail length of 50-60 cm; weight: 1000-3000 g. Habits: It's a kind of strict teju rodentia animal and they act alone or in pairs during daytime. They act nimbly and they are born vigil. It mates in September and in October each year and it can produce 5-6 babies each time.
Category: mammalia,
Rodentia, Sciuridae.
Distribution: South Yunnan. Guangxi and Hainan of China.
Level of protection: Class II key state protection animal of China.
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