Indian giant squirrel
（重定向自Ratufa indica）
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![Ratufa indica, taken near Gavi, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala.](/Images/godic/202502/06/Malabar_Giant_Squirrel0805.JPG")
![Malabar Giant squirells feeding on a ripe jack fruit in Nagarhole NP](/Images/godic/202502/06/Ratufa_indica_and_jack_fruit0805.JPG")
![Ratufa indica, taken in the Malabar Region of southwest India.](/Images/godic/202502/06/Malabar_giant_sqirrel0805.jpg")
The Indian giant squirrel, or Malabar giant squirrel, (Ratufa indica) is a large tree squirrel species genus Ratufa native to India. It is a large-bodied diurnal, arboreal, and herbivorous squirrel found in South Asia. It is called शेकरू 'Shekru' in Marathi and is state animal of Maharashtra.