The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) is a terrestrial Old World monkey species. 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 is more...
The Japanese marten (Martes melampus ) is a mammal in the marten genus most closely related to the sable. It is 0.5 m (1.5 ft) in length typically, not counting a 20-cm-long tail (7.9 in), and between 1,000 and 1,500 grams (2.2 and 3.3 lb) in...
The Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis ) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Japan. It was described by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1844. The Japanese squirrel's range includes the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū....
The Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys) is a large species of flying squirrel that lives in sub-alpine and boreal forests. It is active at night and able to glide (not actually fly like a bat) long distances between trees by...
The Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus ) is a species of hare endemic to Japan. In Japanese, it is called the Nousagi (Japanese: 野ウサギ), meaning "field rabbit".
The Dsinezumi shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi ), also known as the Japanese white-toothed shrew, is a species of musk shrew found in Japan and on Korea's Jeju Island. It is widespread, and considered to be of "least concern" by the IUCN.There has been a...
True's shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan (Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu) and is a common species above 1000 meters in grassland, shrubland and forest.It is the only species in the...
The Japanese long-eared bat (Plecotus sacrimontis ) is a species of vesper bat endemic to Japan, where it is found in Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku. It has distinctive, long ears, hence its Japanese name, the 'rabbit bat'. Formerly included as a...
