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Researchers identified the creatures by their “degenerated” color and “extremely long” beak, according to a study.
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).
There are two subspecies: the Chinese water deer (H. i. inermis) and the Korean water deer (H. i. argyropus).The water deer is superficially more similar to a musk deer than a true deer; despite anatomical peculiarities, including a pair of prominent tusks (downward-pointing canine teeth) and its lack of antlers, it is classified as a cervid.
Sinodonty is a particular pattern of teeth characterized by the following features: The upper first incisors and upper second incisors are shovel-shaped, and they are "not aligned with the other teeth". [11] The upper first premolar has one root, and the lower first molar in Sinodonts has three roots (3RM1). [11] [5]
The 1540C allele of EDAR is also strongly correlated with the presence of shovel-shaped incisors and hair thickness, as found in a study conducted on the DNA from Japanese populations. [2] People with Amerindian or Asian ancestry have thicker and straighter hair. [3]
Japanese weasels investigate holes and cracks to hunt out smaller prey. Small prey such as mice are hunted by pierces to the brain and neck with their teeth and are also carried by the neck. Japanese weasels are prey to some larger animals. Foxes, martens, preying birds and domestic cats hunt Japanese weasels and pose a threat to their life. [5]
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