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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 ...
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] The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) inhabits mountainous areas in Honshū ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... List of prehistoric mammals of Japan; M. Masked palm civet; Monkeys in Japanese culture; Mountain hare ...
Habu, four different species of venomous snake that exist in certain islands including Okinawa, the Sakishima Islands and the Tokara Islands, but not on the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido. [1] Mamushi, a species of venomous snake that exists in all areas of Japan except certain islands including Okinawa and Amami Ōshima. [2]
Japanese boar at Tama Zoo Emperor Yūryaku hunts a wild boar. It features prominently in Japanese culture, where it is widely seen as a fearsome and reckless animal, to the point that several words and expressions in Japanese referring to recklessness include references to boars.
For extant mammals from the area, see List of mammals of Japan (which includes the recently extinct species on the IUCN Red List [1] and its domestic counterpart the Ministry of the Environment Red List [2]). Other species that have gone extinct in historic times and extant species that have been locally extirpated and no longer form part of ...
The Japanese Red List (レッドリスト, reddo risuto) is the Japanese domestic counterpart to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The national Red List is compiled and maintained by the Ministry of the Environment , alongside a separate Red List for marine organisms.
Mitochondrial sequencing of the two species suggests that the two species diverged in the Early Pleistocene. [9] Their ranges now overlap in western Japan where the Siberian weasel has been introduced. [2] Adult males of the Japanese weasel can reach 35 cm (14 in) in body length with a tail length of up to 17 cm (6.7 in). [3] Females are smaller.