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Amami Rabbit
Pentalagus furnessi
A dark brown rabbit living only on Amami-Oshima and Tokunoshima, with short ears and legs. It is nocturnal and digs burrows in the forest. Known as a living fossil that retains primitive traits, it is a mammal found nowhere else in the world. It is a Special Natural Monument, and because invasive predators such as mongooses and development threaten it, conservation efforts are under way.
- Scientific name
- Pentalagus furnessi
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- 日本語
- アマミノクロウサギ
- 简体中文
- 琉球兔
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The Amami Rabbit is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.
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