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 Wildlife of Japan 日本の野生生物

Japan has hundreds of animals.  While not all animals are beautiful, all are uniquely interesting.  This page will give an overview of some, but not all, of the animals of Japan.  Birds will not be presented on this page, but they can be accessed by clicking on the "Birds of Japan" link.
An example of classification information is shown to the right.  It may assist you in understanding how the animals are presented.
Come take a look at some of Japan's wildlife!
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum   Chordata
Class        Insecta
Order      Lepidoptera
Family    Papilionidae
Genus    Byasa
Species alcinous

Mammals of Japan

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Callosciurus erythraeus Formosan Squirrel タイワンリス Invasive Species - Enoshima Island, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Capricornis crispus - Japanese Serow ニホンカモシカ Near Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
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Cervus nippon - Sika Deer ニホンジカ Base of Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture

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Herpestes auropunctatus Small Indian Mongoose フイリマングース - On the ground in Central Okinawa
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Lepus brachyurus - Japanese Hare ニホンノウサギ in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Macaca fuscata - Japanese Macaque 日本猿 In A Natural Hotspring at Jigokudani, Nagano Prefecture

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Nyctereutes procyonoides - Tanuki タヌキ In Rural Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture
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Procyon lotor - Common Raccoon Araiguma 洗 熊 - Invasive Species - In A Tree In Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Pteropus loochoensis - Okinawa Flying Fox オキナワオオコウモリ- In A Tree Near Okuma, Okinawa

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Vulpes vulpes - Red Fox In A Field North of Kushiro, Hokkaido
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Insects of Japan - Butterflies
Order - Lepidoptera


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Arctidda Family - Amata fortune - In Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Bombycoidea Family - Theretra oldenlandiae - Caterpillar in Sajima Village in Kanagawa Prefecture
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Hesperiidae Family - Polytremis pellucida - Yokosuka Naval Base, Kanagawa Prefecture

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Hesperiidae Family - Thoressa varia - On a flower in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture
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Lycaenidae Family - Celastrina argiolus - On a leaf in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Lycaenidae Family - Lampides boeticus - On a leaf in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture

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Lycaenidae Family - Lycaena phlaeas - A Small Cooper in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Lymantriidae Family - Lymantria dispar - A Gypsy Moth Caterpillar at Waterside Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Fabriciana adippe - A High Brown Fritillary at Kodanuki, Shizuoka Prefecture

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Nyphadlidae Family - Hestina assimilis - A Red Wing Skirt in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Junonia orithya - A Blue Pansey in Chatan Town, Okinawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Libythea lepita - At Lake Tanuki in Shizuoka Prefecture

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Nymphadlidae Family - Neope goschkevitschii - On a leaf in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Polygonio c-aureum - Asian Comma at Saga City, Saga Prefecture
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Nymphadlidae Family - Vanessa cardui - A Painted Lady on a leaf in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture

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Nymphadlidae Family - Vanessa indica - An Indian Red Admiral in rural Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Graphium sarpedon - A Blue Triangle in Sajima No Oka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Papilio dehaanii - Next to Lake Tanuki in Shizuoka Prefecture

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Papilionidae Family - Papilio helenus - A Spangle in Sajima No Oka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papiliondae Family - Papilio machaon - Caterpillar in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Papilionidae Family - Papilio machaon - At Koagiro Forest in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture

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Papilionidae Family - Papilio xuthus - On a flower at Soleil Hill in Yokosuka City. Kanagawa Prefecture
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Pieridae Family - Pieris rapae - On a flower at Yaga Yamakita in Kanagawa Prefecture
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Sphingidae Family - Hovering Next to Yokosuka Middle School Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan

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Zygaenidae Family - Pidorus glaucopis - In the Hotaruga area of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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