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Tokudaia is a genus of murine rodent native to Japan. [1] Known as Ryūkyū spiny rats or spinous country-rats , population groups exist on several non-contiguous islands. [ 2 ] Despite differences in name and appearance, they are the closest living relatives of the Eurasian field mouse ( Apodemus ).
Muennink's spiny rat or Okinawa spiny rat (Tokudaia muenninki, Japanese: オキナワトゲネズミ, romanized: Okinawa togenezumi or 沖縄棘鼠) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [2] Endemic to Okinawa Island, Japan, its natural habitat is subtropical moist broadleaf forest. The karyotype has 2n = 44. [2]
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 ...
Large Japanese field mice forage primarily at night, likely to avoid predation. [3] They are omnivores but mostly known to be seed-eating mice, particularly around autumn and winter, as the mice hoard acorns and walnuts, which comprise 13-100% of their food. [4] [5] This makes them effective seed dispersers.
1.1 Mammals. 1.2 Birds. 1.3 Marine animals. 1.4 Fish. ... Ussuri brown bear Sable Sea otter Japanese hare Daubenton's bat Japanese serow. ... Large Japanese field mouse;
The Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae endemic to Japan. It is the only extant species within the genus Glirulus. [2] Its natural habitat is temperate forests. In Japanese, it is called yamane (やまね or 山鼠). Among dormice, it has the special ability of running at great speed upside down ...
Loaves of bread have been taken off store shelves in Japan after the remains of “a small animal” believed to be a rat were found. But the nation has been rocked by food woes recently ...
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]