The Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) is a subspecies of the Leopard cat that lives exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It is viewed by many biologists as a "living fossil," and is not much changed from its primitive...
The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
The Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Endemic to Amami Ōshima island in the Amami Islands of the Ryukyu archipelago of Japan, its natural habitat is subtropical moist broadleaf forest. The karyotype...
The humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is a large species of wrasse mainly found on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Māori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleon fish, so mei 蘇眉 (Cantonese), mameng (Filipino), and merer...
Muennink's spiny rat (Tokudaia muenninki ) or Okinawa spiny rat (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.Endemic to Okinawa Island, Japan, its natural habitat is subtropical moist...
The Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle or Ryukyu leaf turtle, Geoemyda japonica, is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae) endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. In 1975, the species was designated a National Natural...
The Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat or Ryukyu rat (Diplothrix legata ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only extant species in the genus Diplothrix. It is found only in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Its natural habitat is...
The Tokunoshima spiny rat (Tokudaia tokunoshimensis ) is a rodent found only on the island of Tokunoshima in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Due to its small habitat, it is considered endangered. It is commonly found in the secondary and primary...
The Kuroiwa's ground gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae ) (from Japanese: クロイワトカゲモドキ/黒岩蜥蜴擬), also known as the Ryuku eyelid gecko, Kuroiwa's leopard gecko, Kuroiwa's eyelid gecko, Okinawan ground gecko, or Tokashiki gecko, is a species of lizards in the...
The Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii ), also known as Orii's shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The green humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) is the largest species of parrotfish, growing to lengths of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and weighing up to 75 kg (165 lb).It is found on reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the Red Sea in the west...
Kishinoue's giant skink (Plestiodon kishinouyei ) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae, endemic to the southern Ryukyu Islands of Japan.The species name is a tribute to Japanese fisheries biologist Kamakichi Kishinouye (岸上 鎌吉,...
The lesser great leaf-nosed bat or lesser roundleaf bat (Hipposideros turpis ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Southeast Asian long-fingered bat (Miniopterus fuscus ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is endemic to Japan. It has been assessed as endangered by the IUCN.
Kikuzato's brook snake (Opisthotropis kikuzatoi), also known commonly as Kikuzato's stream snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Japan.
The reticulate whipray or honeycomb stingray (Himantura uarnak) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It inhabits coastal waters in the western Indian Ocean including the Red Sea, Natal and the Arabian Sea; also a Lessepsian...
The great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi), also known as Kellogg's seahorse is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is one of the largest of the 54 species of seahorse.
The mottled skate (Beringraja pulchra) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. An inhabitant of shallow coastal waters, it is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off Korea, Japan, and China. This species grows to 1.12 m (3.7 ft) long and...
The Japanese seahorse (in Japanese, kitano-umi-uma and sangotatsu) or lemur-tail seahorse (Hippocampus mohnikei) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. The Japanese seahorse reaches a maximum length of 8.0 cm, is usually dark brown and has...
