Travancore Flying squirrel on a Cullenia tree in the Western Ghats

The Malayan Giant Squirrel's dependence on a contiguous tree canopy makes logging, habitat loss, and forest fragmentation common threats to the species across its range. Malayan giant squirrels are also often hunted for subsistence.

Species distribution models for two species of giant flying squirrels find that suitable habitats in India for occur in only a fraction of their designated range and show a sharp decline under climate change scenarios.

Studying the behaviour and ecology of Palm squirrels reveals that cities are evolutionary arenas shaping the traits of animals living within them.