Japanese squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Japanese squirrel Sciurus lis Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 4,171 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Sciurus lis
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 squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese 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 squirrel endangered?

The Japanese 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 squirrel?

The Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Sciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Japanese squirrel

The Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Japan. It is closely related to and similar to the red squirrel.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese squirrel (revision 1348028803), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q838575 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).