Tokunoshima Spiny Rat
Tokudaia tokunoshimensis
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Post a photoA spiny rat found only on Tokunoshima, with stiff, spiny hairs on its back. It lives in forests and is a species shaped by the island's nature. With a limited range and few individuals, it is endangered and protected as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Tokudaia tokunoshimensis
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima, Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- トクノシマトゲネズミ
- 简体中文
- 德之岛刺鼠
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The Tokunoshima Spiny Rat is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima, Okinawa.
The Tokunoshima Spiny Rat is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as トクノシマトゲネズミ).
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