Japan is home to at least three different native sciurine species—squirrels, as we commonly call them—including the Japanese squirrel, the Japanese flying squirrel, and the Japanese giant flying ...

Often featured in fairytales, the red toadstool mushroom fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is toxic to humans and many animals. However, experts have observed that Japanese squirrels can safely eat ...

Distribution of two non-native squirrel species in Japan: Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus; left) and Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris; right). Sites of invasion are depicted in ...