Ikimono KokuhoLiving Treasures of Japan
National Natural Monument
Molluscs

Land Snails of the Ogasawara Islands

Photo: Angusdavison / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

This is a collective designation for the diverse land snails of Tokyo's Ogasawara Islands. Evolving in isolation on oceanic islands, they include many species found nowhere else. They are vulnerable to invasive species and important for understanding island ecosystems, so they are protected.

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Molluscs
Prefectures
Tokyo
日本語
小笠原諸島産陸貝
简体中文
小笠原群岛的陆生贝类

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Yes. The Land Snails of the Ogasawara Islands is protected as a Natural Monument (1 national and 0 prefectural designations). Each designated site is listed under "Natural Monuments related to the Land Snails of the Ogasawara Islands" on this page.

The Land Snails of the Ogasawara Islands is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tokyo.

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