Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Sciurus Scientific name Sciurus lis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Sciuridae Subgenus Sciurus Higher classification Tree squirrels | |
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Similar Squirrel, Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, Tree squirrels, Mammal, Rodent | ||
The Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Japan. The Japanese squirrel's range includes the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū. Recently, populations on south-western Honshū and Shikoku decreased, and those on Kyūshū disappeared. One of the factors affecting the local extinction of this species seems to be forest fragmentation by humans.
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