Japanese Squirrel vs Sour orange

Sciurus lis compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Squirrel	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Citrus
Species	Sciurus lis	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Squirrel	Sour orange
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.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇧 United Kingdom