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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 ...
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]
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 ...
Extinct animals of Japan (39 P) I. Individual animals in Japan (2 C, 18 P) ... List of invasive species in Japan; M. Microcotyle aigoi; Microcotyle branchiostegi;
Taxonomically Coenraad Jacob Temminck first described the Japanese serow in 1836, [3] and named it Antilope crispa. John Edward Gray gave it its current name in 1846. [b] Pierre Marie Heude proposed many new genera and species in a system published in 1898; Capricornis became Capricornulus, which included crispus, pryerianus, and saxicola.
Many fleshy fruits rely on birds and bats to disperse their seeds; however, in more northern climates, the numbers of these species decrease. With the decrease of these species also comes a decrease in seed dispersal. In these areas, carnivores with omnivorous diets, like the Japanese marten, can become the vector of dispersal. These carnivores ...
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 ...