Amami Spiny Rat
Tokudaia osimensis
Photo: Totti / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
A spiny rat living only in the forests of Amami-Oshima, with stiff, spiny hairs on its back. It is known for unusual sex chromosomes. With a small range and threats from introduced species, it is a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Tokudaia osimensis
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima, Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- アマミトゲネズミ
- 简体中文
- 奄美刺鼠
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The Amami Spiny Rat is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima, Okinawa.
You can see the Amami Spiny Rat at Inokashira Park Zoo, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The Amami Spiny Rat is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as アマミトゲネズミ).
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