Ikimono KokuhoLiving Treasures of Japan

Natural Monument animals of Hiroshima

7 national and prefectural Natural Monuments related to animals in Hiroshima.

Special Natural Monument (1)

Japanese Giant Salamander
Special Natural Monument
AmphibiansSpecies

Japanese Giant Salamander

Andrias japonicus

Gifu, Mie +5

National Natural Monument (3)

Red-throated Loon Wintering Waters
National Natural Monument
BirdsHabitat / breeding site

Red-throated Loon Wintering Waters

Gavia stellata, Gavia pacifica

Hiroshima
Finless Porpoise Migration Waters
National Natural Monument
MammalsHabitat / breeding site

Finless Porpoise Migration Waters

Neophocaena asiaeorientalis

Hiroshima
Lancelet Habitat
National Natural Monument
Other invertebratesHabitat / breeding site

Lancelet Habitat

Branchiostoma japonicum

Hiroshima

Designated by Hiroshima (3)

Gogi Char
Prefectural Natural Monument
FishHabitat / breeding site

Gogi Char

Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius

Hiroshima
Takeda Genji Firefly and Its Emergence Site
Prefectural Natural Monument
InsectsHabitat / breeding site

Takeda Genji Firefly and Its Emergence Site

Nipponoluciola cruciata

Hiroshima
Yoshimizuen Forest Green Tree Frog
Prefectural Natural Monument
AmphibiansHabitat / breeding site

Yoshimizuen Forest Green Tree Frog

Zhangixalus arboreus

Hiroshima