Amami Rabbit
Pentalagus furnessi
Photo: Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij / CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
A dark brown rabbit living only on Amami-Oshima and Tokunoshima, with short ears and legs. It is nocturnal and digs burrows in the forest. Known as a living fossil that retains primitive traits, it is a Special Natural Monument. Mongooses once posed a major threat on Amami-Oshima, but their eradication was declared in September 2024. Conservation efforts continue to address predation by cats and dogs, habitat loss and fragmentation, and road accidents.
- Scientific name
- Pentalagus furnessi
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- アマミノクロウサギ
- 简体中文
- 琉球兔
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The Amami Rabbit is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.
You can see the Amami Rabbit at Amami Rabbit Museum QuruGuru, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The Amami Rabbit is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as アマミノクロウサギ).
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