Ikimono KokuhoLiving Treasures of Japan

Natural Monument animals of Toyama

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

Special Natural Monument (2)

Firefly Squid Swarming Waters
Special Natural Monument
MolluscsHabitat / breeding site

Firefly Squid Swarming Waters

Watasenia scintillans

Toyama
Rock Ptarmigan
Special Natural Monument
BirdsSpecies

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta japonica

Niigata, Toyama +4

National Natural Monument (2)

Itasenpara Bitterling
National Natural Monument
FishSpecies

Itasenpara Bitterling

Acheilognathus longipinnis

Toyama, Ishikawa +3
Koshi Dog
National Natural Monument
MammalsNative breed

Koshi Dog

Canis lupus familiaris

Toyama

Designated by Toyama (3)

Kumo Orange-tip Butterfly
Prefectural Natural Monument
InsectsSpecies

Kumo Orange-tip Butterfly

Anthocharis cardamines

Toyama
Kobo-ji Hacchō Dragonfly and Its Emergence Site, with the Dragonfly Colony Site of Kobo-ji
Prefectural Natural Monument
InsectsHabitat / breeding site

Kobo-ji Hacchō Dragonfly and Its Emergence Site, with the Dragonfly Colony Site of Kobo-ji

Nannophya pygmaea

Toyama
Stickleback, Genji Firefly and Heike Firefly Habitat
Prefectural Natural Monument
Fish・InsectsHabitat / breeding site

Stickleback, Genji Firefly and Heike Firefly Habitat

Pungitius sinensis, Nipponoluciola cruciata, Aquatica lateralis

Toyama