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Special Natural Monument
Mammals
Japanese Serow
Capricornis crispus
The Japanese serow is a bovid endemic to Japan, related to cattle and goats rather than deer. It lives alone or in small family groups in mountain forests and holds a territory. Once reduced by overhunting, it recovered under protection and is a Special Natural Monument, with designated sites including ones in Aomori and Niigata.
- Scientific name
- Capricornis crispus
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Aomori, Niigata
- 日本語
- ニホンカモシカ
- 简体中文
- 日本鬣羚
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The Japanese Serow is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Aomori, Niigata.
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