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--> SUBGENUS Sciurus
SPECIES Sciurus (Sciurus) lis
| Author: | Temminck, 1844. | | Citation: | Fauna Japonica, 1(Mamm.): 45. | | Common Name: | Japanese Squirrel | | Type Locality: | "Japan". Restricted by Corbet (1978c:78) to Honshu [Japan]. | | Distribution: | Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu (Japan). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Sciurus (Corbet, 1978c:77). Oshida et al. (1996a), and Oshida and Yoshida (1997) described chromosomes. |
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