Ikimono KokuhoLiving Treasures of Japan

Natural Monument animals of Okayama

12 national and prefectural Natural Monuments related to animals in Okayama.

National Natural Monument (5)

Ayumodoki Loach
National Natural Monument
FishSpecies

Ayumodoki Loach

Parabotia curtus

Shiga, Kyoto +1
Japanese Giant Salamander Habitat (Maniwa)
National Natural Monument
AmphibiansHabitat / breeding site

Japanese Giant Salamander Habitat (Maniwa)

Andrias japonicus

Okayama
Gagyuzan Wild Monkey Habitat
National Natural Monument
MammalsHabitat / breeding site

Gagyuzan Wild Monkey Habitat

Macaca fuscata

Okayama
Horseshoe Crab Breeding Ground (Kasaoka)
National Natural Monument
Other invertebratesHabitat / breeding site

Horseshoe Crab Breeding Ground (Kasaoka)

Tachypleus tridentatus

Okayama
Yubara Kajika Frog Habitat
National Natural Monument
AmphibiansHabitat / breeding site

Yubara Kajika Frog Habitat

Buergeria buergeri

Okayama

Designated by Okayama (7)

Pale Fritillary Habitat
Prefectural Natural Monument
InsectsHabitat / breeding site

Pale Fritillary Habitat

Melitaea protomedia

Okayama
Freshwater Pearl Mussel Habitat
Prefectural Natural Monument
MolluscsHabitat / breeding site

Freshwater Pearl Mussel Habitat

Margaritifera laevis

Okayama
Luehdorfia Butterfly Emergence Site
Prefectural Natural Monument
InsectsHabitat / breeding site

Luehdorfia Butterfly Emergence Site

Luehdorfia japonica

Okayama
Golden Firefly Emergence Site
Prefectural Natural Monument
InsectsHabitat / breeding site

Golden Firefly Emergence Site

Luciola parvula

Okayama
Gou Genji Firefly Emergence Site
Prefectural Natural Monument
InsectsHabitat / breeding site

Gou Genji Firefly Emergence Site

Nipponoluciola cruciata

Okayama
Takikawa Firefly Habitat
Prefectural Natural Monument
InsectsHabitat / breeding site

Takikawa Firefly Habitat

Nipponoluciola cruciata, Aquatica lateralis

Okayama
Kingfisher Habitat
Prefectural Natural Monument
BirdsHabitat / breeding site

Kingfisher Habitat

Megaceryle lugubris

Okayama