Japanese Squirrel vs Nippon maple

Sciurus lis compared with Acer nipponicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Squirrel	Nippon maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Acer
Species	Sciurus lis	Acer nipponicum

Conservation Status

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Nippon maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Squirrel	Nippon maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Nippon maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.