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The wildlife of Japan includes its flora, fauna, and natural habitats. The islands of Japan stretch a long distance from north to south and cover a wide range of climatic zones . This results in a high diversity [ 1 ] of wildlife despite Japan's isolation from the mainland of Asia .
Wildlife of Japan; List of mammals of Japan; References This page was last edited on 29 May 2024, at 02:38 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Japanese Red List (レッドリスト, reddo risuto) is the Japanese domestic counterpart to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The national Red List is compiled and maintained by the Ministry of the Environment , alongside a separate Red List for marine organisms.
In the context of the conservation of endangered species in Japan, and the list below, Endangered Species (希少野生動植物種, Kishō yasei dōshokubutsu shu) are those designated by Cabinet order in accordance with the 1992 Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Pages in category "Fauna of Japan" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Endangered Species (Japan) A.
In Japan, the serow is widely thought of as a kind of deer, though deer and serows are in different families. In the past, the Japanese word kamoshika [c] was written using the Chinese character for shika, meaning "deer". [d] Today, when written using Chinese characters, the characters for "antelope" and "sheep" [e] are used.