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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 ...
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]
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.
Pages in category "Mammals of Japan" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. . List of mammals of ...
The Japanese boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax), also known as the white-moustached pig, [2] nihon-inoshishi (ニホンイノシシ), [3] or yama kujira (山鯨, lit. "mountain whale"), [3] is a subspecies of wild boar native to all of Japan, apart for Hokkaido and the Ryukyu Islands.
These animals can be omnivorous and eat other wild animals and livestock when there is a need. [4] Typical prey species include Japanese serow , [ 5 ] wild boar , and sika deer . Like other bears, cannibalism occurs, as has been demonstrated when bone fragments and claws of a cub were found inside the stomach of a male black bear.
The Society publishes the quarterly journal Mammal Study, successor to the Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan, in English, and, in Japanese, the biannual Mammalian Science (哺乳類科学, Honyūrui Kagaku). [1] It also oversaw publication, in 2015, of the second edition of The Wild Mammals of Japan.
Average lifespan of a Japanese weasel is highly dependent on the availability of food and to a lesser extent other factors that affect its life. In the wild it can live for 2 to 3 years with the highest in the range living to about 5 years. [8] The Japanese weasel has a tail ratio of 36–50% while the Siberian weasel has a ratio greater than 50%.