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Species
Least ConcernObservations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 8.9 years in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005).
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Taxonomy and evolution
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Japanese squirrel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.