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Natural Monument animals of Yamagata

8 national and prefectural Natural Monuments related to animals in Yamagata.

National Natural Monument (1)

Tobishima Black-tailed Gull Breeding Ground
National Natural Monument
BirdsHabitat / breeding site

Tobishima Black-tailed Gull Breeding Ground

Larus crassirostris

Yamagata

Designated by Yamagata (7)

Sakata Iimoriyama Tadpole Shrimp Habitat
Prefectural Natural Monument
CrustaceansHabitat / breeding site

Sakata Iimoriyama Tadpole Shrimp Habitat

Triops cancriformis

Yamagata
Sanze Hayama Japanese Long-fingered Bat Colony Site
Prefectural Natural Monument
MammalsHabitat / breeding site

Sanze Hayama Japanese Long-fingered Bat Colony Site

Miniopterus fuliginosus

Yamagata
Korean Hairstreak
Prefectural Natural Monument
InsectsSpecies

Korean Hairstreak

Coreana raphaelis

Yamagata
Tsurumagaike Pond Forest Green Tree Frog Breeding Ground
Prefectural Natural Monument
AmphibiansHabitat / breeding site

Tsurumagaike Pond Forest Green Tree Frog Breeding Ground

Zhangixalus arboreus

Yamagata
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Prefectural Natural Monument
FishHabitat / breeding site

Hidden Stickleback Habitat in Takagi District, Tendo, and Hanyu District, Higashine

Yamagata
Tobishima Coral Colony
Prefectural Natural Monument
Other invertebratesHabitat / breeding site

Tobishima Coral Colony

Rhizopsammia minuta mutsuensis

Yamagata
Wakahata Marsh Iron Fish Habitat
Prefectural Natural Monument
FishHabitat / breeding site

Wakahata Marsh Iron Fish Habitat

Carassius auratus

Yamagata