Feeding Ecology of the Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) and the Ryukyu Long-Furred Rat (Diplothrix legata) Inferred from Dental Microwear Texture Analysis. Mammal Study , 2025; 50 (2) DOI: 10. ...

The Amami rabbit is a relict endemic species — it was more widespread but is now confined to a particular region — that migrated from the continent about 5 million years ago, making it ...

Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists ...

For instance, the Amami rabbit is a living remnant of ancient hares, found only on Amami Oshima and Tokunoshima islands. In this episode of Journeys in Japan, actor Michael Keida heads deep into ...

Instead, mongooses began preying on rare native species including the Amami rabbit — a highly protected species that has been designated as a "special natural monument." The island's mongoose ...

The mongooses quickly multiplied and started attacking rare wild animals, such as the Amami rabbit, which is listed on the red list for endangered species. The government in fiscal 2000 started ...

However, the snakes are mostly active at night when mongooses prefer to sleep and the toothy mammals turned their ravenous appetites to local Amami rabbits, drastically reducing their numbers.

The rabbits only live on Amami Oshima and one other island and are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list. Photo for representational purposes.