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title: "Wiewiórka japońska"
description: "Sciurus lis — Ssaki. The Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/japanese-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wiewiórka japońska

> Sciurus lis — Ssaki. The Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Japan.

- Scientific name: *Sciurus lis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 1712
- Wikidata: [Q838575](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q838575)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46000](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46000)

## Names

- en: Japanese Squirrel
- de: Japanisches Eichhörnchen
- es: Ardilla japonesa
- fr: Écureuil du Japon
- nl: Japanse eekhoorn
- pt: Esquilo-japonês
- pl: Wiewiórka japońska

## Countries with the most observations

JP (1665)

## Summary

The Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Japan. It is closely related to and similar to the red squirrel.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_squirrel

## Photo

![Wiewiórka japońska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349056909

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-squirrel?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).