Indian giant squirrel

Japanese: インドオオリス - いんどおおりす
Indian giant squirrel

...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 species distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, which can reach a body length of 60 cm, tail length of 25 cm, and weight of 7.5 kg. The largest arboreal squirrel is the giant squirrel Ratufa (English name Indian giant squirrel), with a body length of 46 cm, a tail of almost the same length, and a weight of up to 3 kg. It has a long, slender body and long limbs, with four toes on the front feet and five on the back feet. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Indian giant squirrel" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。 体は細長く,四肢も長く,前足に4指,後足に5指がある。…

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