Japanese Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes viverrinus
Photo: KKPCW / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Japanese Raccoon Dog is an omnivorous canid with dark markings around the eyes, and appears often in folktales, making it familiar to Japanese people. It is widespread across Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. On Mukoujima in Yamaguchi, the habitat of raccoon dogs living on the island is designated a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Nyctereutes viverrinus
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Yamaguchi
- 日本語
- タヌキ
- 简体中文
- 貉（日本貉）
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The Japanese Raccoon Dog is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Yamaguchi.
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