エゾリス

noun

Hokkaido squirrel; Ezo red squirrel

A subspecies of the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris orientis) native to Hokkaido. The name is a specific zoological term, but it is also used in everyday contexts when referring to this animal.

• 北ほっ海かい道どうの森もりでエゾリスを見みつけた。

  I spotted a Hokkaido squirrel in a forest in Hokkaido.

• エゾリスは冬ふゆに備そなえて木きの実みを蓄たくわえる。

  The Hokkaido squirrel stores nuts in preparation for winter.