Japan

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Japan is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.

X = extinct

Capricornis crispus (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Japanese Serow

Nyctereutes viverrinus (Carnivora - Canidae) Japanese Raccoon Dog

Lutra nippon X (Carnivora - Mustelidae) Japanese Otter

Meles anakuma (Carnivora - Mustelidae) Japanese Badger

Mustela itatsi (Carnivora - Mustelidae) Japanese Weasel

Hipposideros turpis (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Lesser Leaf-nosed Bat

Miniopterus fuscus (Chiroptera - Miniopteridae) Ryukyu Long-fingered Bat

Pteropus pselaphon (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Bonin Flying Fox

Rhinolophus cornutus (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus imaizumii (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Imaizumi's Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus perditus (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Yaeyama Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus pumilus (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Okinawa Horseshoe Bat

Eptesicus japonensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Japanese Serotine

Murina ryukyuana (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Ryukyu Tube-nosed Bat

Murina tenebrosa (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Gloomy Tube-nosed Bat

Myotis pruinosus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Frosted Myotis

Myotis yanbarensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Yanbaru Whiskered Myotis

Pipistrellus endoi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Endo's Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus sturdeei X (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Sturdee's Pipistrelle

Chimarrogale platycephala (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Japanese Water Shrew

Crocidura dsinezumi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Dsinezumi White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura orii (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Greater Ryukyu White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura watasei (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Lesser Ryukyu White-toothed Shrew

Sorex hosonoi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Azumi Shrew

Sorex shinto (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Shinto Shrew

Dymecodon pilirostris (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Lesser Japanese Shrew Mole

Mogera etigo (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Echigo Mole

Mogera imaizumii (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Small Japanese Mole

Mogera tokudae (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Sado Mole

Mogera uchidai (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Senkaku Mole

Mogera wogura (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Large Japanese Mole

Oreoscaptor mizura (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Japanese Mountain Mole

Urotrichus talpoides (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Greater Japanese Shrew Mole

Lepus brachyurus (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Japanese Hare

Pentalagus furnessi (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Amami Rabbit

Macaca fuscata (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Japanese Macaque

Alexandromys montebelli (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Japanese Grass Vole

Craseomys andersoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Anderson's Red-backed Vole

Craseomys smithii (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Smith's Red-backed Vole

Glirulus japonicus (Rodentia - Gliridae) Japanese Dormouse

Apodemus argenteus (Rodentia - Muridae) Small Japanese Field Mouse

Apodemus speciosus (Rodentia - Muridae) Large Japanese Field Mouse

Diplothrix legata (Rodentia - Muridae) Ryukyu Islands Tree Rat

Tokudaia muenninki (Rodentia - Muridae) Okinawa Spiny Rat

Tokudaia osimensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Amami Spiny Rat

Tokudaia tokunoshimensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Tokunoshima Spiny Rat

Petaurista leucogenys (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel

Pteromys momonga (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Japanese Flying Squirrel

Sciurus lis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Japanese Squirrel