Sciurus lis Temminck, 1844 . Fauna Japonica, l(Mamm.), p. 45.

TYPE LOCALITY: " Japan ". Restricted by Corbet (1978c:78) to Honshu, [Japan] .

DISTRIBUTION: Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu (Japan).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Sciurus (Corbet, 1978c:77) .