Japanese giant flying squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Japanese giant flying squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Petaurista leucogenys
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Japanese giant flying squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese giant flying squirrel in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Japan

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Japanese giant flying squirrel endangered?

The Japanese giant flying squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Japanese giant flying squirrel?

The Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Petaurista. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Japanese giant flying squirrel

The Japanese giant flying squirrel (ムササビ, musasabi; Petaurista leucogenys) is a species of flying squirrel, one of the giant flying squirrels in the genus Petaurista.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese giant flying squirrel (revision 1379843914), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765345 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).