Also known as the Japanese squirrel (illustration). A mammal of the rodent family, Sciuridae. A tree-dwelling squirrel found in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, but rare in Shikoku and Kyushu, and although there have been records of captures in Kyushu, its exact habitat is unknown. It resembles the red squirrel (Ezo squirrel), but is smaller and can be distinguished by the white hair at the tip of its tail. The back of the body is black-brown in winter and light brown in summer, with the sides and limbs a beautiful orange-yellow color. The underside of each is pure white. The further north the squirrel lives, the more blue the body color, while those living in the south are more reddish. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
ニホンリスともいう(イラスト)。齧歯(げつし)目リス科の哺乳類。本州,四国,九州に分布する樹上生のリスであるが,四国,九州には少なく,とくに九州では捕獲の記録はあるものの確実な生息地は知られていない。キタリス(エゾリス)に似るが,小さく,尾の先端の毛が白い点で区別される。体色は背側が冬毛では黒褐色,夏毛では淡褐色で,体側,四肢などが美しい橙黄色になる。腹側はいずれも純白である。北方にすむものほど体色に青みが強く,南のものでは赤みが強い。
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