Callosciurus caniceps thaiwanensis (English spelling) Callosciurus caniceps thaiwanensis

Japanese: Callosciurus caniceps thaiwanensis(英語表記)Callosciuruscanicepsthaiwanensis
Callosciurus caniceps thaiwanensis (English spelling) Callosciurus caniceps thaiwanensis

...A rodent mammal of the Sciuridae family. This squirrel has a khaki body with a subtle black and ochre marbling pattern. It has a black ring pattern at the end of its tail. It has shorter limbs and a slightly larger body than the Japanese squirrel. It is 21 cm long, 19 cm long, and weighs about 200 g. It is a subspecies of the grey-headed squirrel native to Taiwan, and was not naturally distributed in Japan, but on Izu Oshima, a zoo specimen escaped and became wild, and since 1946 it has multiplied to the point of causing noticeable damage to camellias, and small feral populations can be found in parks and hilly areas near large cities. ...

From [Squirrel]

...There are many species, but in Japan, there are two species: one subspecies of the red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris , the Hokkaido squirrel S. v . orientalis (illustration), which lives in Hokkaido, and the Japanese squirrel S. lis (illustration), which lives in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. In addition, the Taiwanese squirrel Callosciurus caniceps thaiwanensis , which is native to Taiwan, has become naturalized on Izu Oshima and other islands.
[Diurnal terrestrial squirrels]
They are related to ground squirrels, squirrels, prairie dogs, and marmots, and many of them build their nests in underground tunnels and do not climb trees.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Callosciurus caniceps thaiwanensis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…齧歯(げつし)目リス科の哺乳類。カーキ色の地に,黒と黄土色のあまり目だたない霜降り模様の入った体色のリス。尾の先に黒色の輪模様がある。ニホンリスに比べて手足が短く,やや体が大きい。体長21cm,尾長19cm,体重200g前後。ハイガシラリスの台湾産の亜種で,日本には自然分布していなかったが,伊豆大島で,動物園で飼育していたものが逃亡,野生化し,1946年ころからツバキに目だった食害を与えるほどに増殖したのをはじめ大都市近郊の公園,丘陵地などに野生化した小個体群が見られる。…

【リス(栗鼠)】より

…多くの種類があるが,日本には北海道にキタリスSciurus vulgarisの1亜種エゾリスS.v.orientalis(イラスト),本州,四国,九州にホンドリス(ニホンリス)S.lis(イラスト)の2種が生息する。また,伊豆大島などでは台湾原産のタイワンリスCallosciurus caniceps thaiwanensisが野生化している。
[昼行性・地上生リス]
 ジリス,ハタリス,プレーリードッグ,マーモットなどの仲間で,地下のトンネル中に巣をつくり,木には登らないものが多い。…

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