Myosciurus pumilio (English spelling) Myosciurus spumilio

Japanese: Myosciurus pumilio(英語表記)Myosciuruspumilio
Myosciurus pumilio (English spelling) Myosciurus spumilio

…They are found all over the world except Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar, southern South America, and Antarctica, and there are about 50 genera and 250 species. They are divided into the diurnal Sciurinae and the nocturnal Petauristinae. The smallest is the African pygmy squirrel Myosciurus pumilio (English name African pygmy squirrel) of Central Africa, with a body length of 6-7.5 cm, tail length of 5-6 cm, and weight of about 16.5 g. The largest is the Marmot (English name Marmot) of the Northern Hemisphere, which can reach a body length of 60 cm, a tail length of 25 cm, and a weight of 7.5 kg. The largest arboreal squirrel is the Indian giant squirrel (English name Ratufa ) with a body length of 46 cm, a tail of almost the same length, and a weight of 3 kg. …

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Japanese:

…オーストラリア,ニュージーランド,マダガスカル,南アメリカ南部,南極を除く世界中に広く分布し,およそ50属250種があり,昼行性のリス亜科Sciurinaeと夜行性のムササビ亜科Petauristinaeに大別される。最小のものは中央アフリカのアフリカコリス(アフリカコビトリス)Myosciurus pumilio(英名African pygmy squirrel)で,体長6~7.5cm,尾長5~6cm,体重16.5gほどであり,最大は北半球に分布するマーモットMarmota(英名marmot)類で,体長60cm,尾長25cm,体重7.5kgに達するものがある。また,樹上生のリス類中最大のものはインドオオリスRatufa(英名giant squirrel)類で,体長46cm,尾もほぼ同長で,体重は3kgに達する。…

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