Japanese animals! In this article, we’ll learn the helpful lists of 27 common animals and 9 endangered animals in Japan.
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Japanese Animals
Japan is another place that has many animals which are not found anywhere else in the world and one of the most well-known is the Japanese macaque which is the most northerly monkey in the world.
Other animals which are native only to Japan are the red-crowned crane, Japanese giant salamander, sika deer, Ussuri black bear, and the Japanese spider crab.
List of Japanese Animals
- Red-crowned crane
- Sika deer
- Ussuri brown bear
- Japanese giant salamander
- Japanese spider crab
- Japanese macaque
- Japanese weasel
- Japanese serow
- Japanese flying squirrel
- Japanese red-backed vole
- Japanese dormouse
- Japanese hare
- Japanese woodpecker
- Japanese forest rat snake
- Japanese pond turtle
- Amami rabbit
- Asiatic black bear
- Copper pheasant
- Finless porpoise
- Firefly
- Goblin shark
- Iriomote cat
- Koi carp
- Leopard cat
- Okinawa spiny rat
- Steller sea lion
- Tanuki
Endangered Animals in Japan
What are some endangered animals in Japan?
- Iriomote cat
- Amami rabbit
- Japanese crested ibis
- Red-crowned crane
- Ryukyu spiny rat
- Black-banded sea krait
- Japanese pond turtle
- Sado mole
- Short-tailed albatross
Japanese Animals with Examples
- We are Homo sapiens, a gaggle of bird-watchers, scientists, and photographers; they are Grus Japonensis, the rare and celebrated red-crowned crane.
- By cross-breeding with our native red deer, the sika deer have affected the gene pool.
- There are only two species related to the hellbender: the Chinese giant salamander and the Japanese giant salamander, which are also in decline.
- The Japanese spider crab is the biggest arthropod on Earth-their legs are believed to grow up to 12 feet long.
- Our molecular results show that the sequence divergence between Shennongjia white bear and Asiatic black bear is lower than that between other species.
- The population size of finless porpoise in this Lake is about 100~150 individuals.
- Firefly light may also serve as a defense mechanism that flashes a clear warning of the insect‘s unappetizing taste.
- The results support the traditional taxonomy of leopard cat subspecies based on morphological characteristics and geographic distribution.
- Scientists are also eying the Steller sea lion, which redirects blood flow away from non-critical organs during deep-sea dives and reduces oxygen demand.
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Animals around the World: Japanese Animals