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National Natural Monument
Mammals
Japanese Dormouse
Glirulus japonicus
The Japanese Dormouse is a small, mouse-like mammal found only in Japan, with a single dark stripe down its back. Nocturnal and agile in trees, it hibernates by lowering its body temperature in the cold season. It lives in mountain forests of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu and is designated a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Glirulus japonicus
- Group
- Mammals
- 日本語
- ヤマネ
- 简体中文
- 日本睡鼠
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