Abstract

Red giant gliding squirrel (Petaurista petaurista) is the most common species of gliding squirrel found in the Western Himalayan range. So far, no record of any other species exists from in and around Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh. During the recent spotlight survey done in the month of October 2018 two individuals of Kashmir gliding squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) and eleven individuals of Red giant gliding squirrels (P. petaurista) were observed in and around Great Himalayan National Park. The present study confirms the presence of Kashmir gliding squirrel (E. fimbriatus) in Great Himalayan National Park and its fringe areas.

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