Japanese Small Flying Squirrel

ホンシュウモモンガ · Honshuumomonga

Japanese Flying Squirrel — Photo: Unknown / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Species
Designated on: November 4, 1975
Prefectures: Nagano
Scientific name: Pteromys momonga

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Japanese Flying Squirrel

A small squirrel of the mountain forests of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, gliding between trees on membranes stretched between its limbs. Nocturnal, it eats buds and fruit and nests in tree hollows. It is protected with its forests in places such as Nagano.

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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Japanese Small Flying Squirrel is a Prefectural Natural Monument, designated as: Species. Designated on November 4, 1975.

The Japanese Small Flying Squirrel is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Nagano.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.

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