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1 Animals in Japan. Toggle Animals in Japan subsection. 1.1 Mammals. 1.2 Birds. 1.3 Marine animals. 1.4 Fish. 1.5 Reptiles. 1.6 Amphibians. 1.7 Insects and arachnids ...
Japanese macaque bathing in hot springs in Nagano prefecture. About 130 species of land mammal occur in Japan. The largest of these are the two bears. The Ussuri brown bear (Ursus arctos), the largest land animal in Japan, is found in Hokkaidō, [3] where it plays an important role in the culture of the Ainu people. [4]
This is a list of mammal species recorded in Japan (excluding domesticated and captive populations). Of the 172 [1] species of mammal found—112 native terrestrial mammals (those that are endemic are identified below; this number includes 37 species of bat), 19 introduced species, 40 species of Cetacea, and the dugong—161 are listed for the Japan region on the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...
The animal marks its territory with sweet-and-sour-smelling preorbital gland secretions, and males and females have separate territories that may overlap. In the mid-20th century, the Japanese serow was hunted to near-extinction. In 1955, the Japanese government passed a law designating it a "Special National Monument" to protect it from poachers.
Extinct animals of Japan (39 P) I. Individual animals in Japan ... Pages in category "Fauna of Japan" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total.
This list of reptiles of Japan is primarily based on the IUCN Red List, which details the conservation status of some one hundred species. [1] Of these, five are assessed as critically endangered (the hawksbill turtle and yellow pond turtle and the endemic Toyama's ground gecko, Yamashina's ground gecko, and Kikuzato's brook snake), ten as endangered, twelve as vulnerable, thirteen as near ...
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The Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus), [1] also known by its Japanese name tanuki (Japanese: 狸, タヌキ), [2] is a species of canid endemic to Japan. It is one of two species in the genus Nyctereutes, alongside the common raccoon dog (N. procyonoides), [3] of which it was traditionally thought to be a subspecies (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus).