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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 ...
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).
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]
The sika deer (Cervus nippon), also known as the northern spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world. Previously found from northern Vietnam in the south to the Russian Far East in the north, [ 1 ] it was hunted to the brink of extinction in the 19th century.
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 Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan. Colloquially, they are referred to as "snow monkeys" because some live in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year – no other non-human primate lives farther north, nor in a colder climate. [ 3 ]
The smuggling of wild animals is one of the largest black markets in the world. Animals are smuggled for various reasons, including for their fur, to be sold as meat, or to be sold in the exotic ...
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 ...