Threatened arboreal squirrels in Kyushu, southwestern Japan

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  • Yasuda Masatoshi
    Forest Zoology Laboratory, Kyushu Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Kumamoto 860-0862, Japan

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  • 絶滅のおそれのある九州のニホンリス，ニホンモモンガ， およびムササビ
  • 絶滅のおそれのある九州のニホンリス,ニホンモモンガ,およびムササビ--過去の生息記録と現状および課題
  • ゼツメツ ノ オソレ ノ アル キュウシュウ ノ ニホンリス ニホンモモンガ オヨビ ムササビ カコ ノ セイソク キロク ト ゲンジョウ オヨビ カダイ
  • ―過去の生息記録と現状および課題―

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Abstract

Historical trends of three threatened arboreal squirrels (Sciurus lis, Pteromys momonga and Petaurista leucogenys) in Kyushu, southwestern Japan, were studied. Various kinds of literature since the 18th century, including published papers and reports, national and local red data books, observation records, hunting statistics, and fur trade records, were compiled and evaluated. I suggest that 1) Sciurus lis was distributed locally in Kyusyu in the early 20th century but no specimens have been examined by researchers, 2) during the last 50 years, the number of observation records of Pteromys momonga from Kyushu decreased and the present distribution is unknown, and 3) the distribution of Petaurista leucogenys diminished. These species need urgent actions to conserve their local populations in Kyushu.<br>

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