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Amami rabbit

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The Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi), or, also known as the Ryukyu rabbit, is a primitive, dark-furred rabbit which is only found in Amami Ōshima and Toku-no-Shima, two small islands between southern Kyūshū and Okinawa in Kagoshima Prefecture (but actually closer to Okinawa) in Japan. Often called a living fossil, the Amami rabbit is a living remnant of ancient rabbits that once lived on the Asian mainland, where they died out, remaining only on the two small Japanese islands where they live today. [1]

34 relations: Acorn, Amami Ōshima, Amami Ōshima language, Animal, Cadaver, Cambium, Chordate, Conservation (ethic), Feral, Fur, Herbaceous plant, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Japan, Javan mongoose, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Lagomorpha, Leporidae, Living fossil, Mammal, Marcus Ward Lyon Jr., National Museum of Nature and Science, Nocturnality, Nut (fruit), Okinawa Prefecture, Pampas grass, Pika, Predation, Rabbit, Shoot, Snake, Tokunoshima, Tokyo, Witmer Stone.

Acorn

The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera Quercus and Lithocarpus, in the family Fagaceae).

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Amami Ōshima

is one of the Satsunan Islands, and is the largest island within the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

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Amami Ōshima language

The Amami language or languages (島口, シマユムタ, Shimayumuta), also known as Amami Ōshima or simply Ōshima ('Big Island'), is a Ryukyuan language spoken in the Amami Islands south of Kyūshū.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Cadaver

A cadaver, also referred to as a corpse (singular) in medical, literary, and legal usage, or when intended for dissection, is a deceased body.

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Cambium

A cambium (plural cambia or cambiums), in botany, is a tissue layer that provides partially undifferentiated cells for plant growth.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Conservation (ethic)

Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection.

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Feral

A feral animal or plant (from Latin fera, "a wild beast") is one that lives in the wild but is descended from domesticated individuals.

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Fur

Fur is the hair covering of non-human mammals, particularly those mammals with extensive body hair that is soft and thick.

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Herbaceous plant

Herbaceous plants (in botanical use frequently simply herbs) are plants that have no persistent woody stem above ground.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Javan mongoose

The Javan mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) is a species of mongoose found in the wild in South and Southeast Asia.

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Kagoshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu.

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Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands.

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Lagomorpha

The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae (pikas).

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Leporidae

Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all.

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Living fossil

A living fossil is an extant taxon that closely resembles organisms otherwise known only from the fossil record.

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Mammal

Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Marcus Ward Lyon Jr.

Marcus Ward Lyon Jr. (February 5, 1875 – May 19, 1942) was an American mammalogist, bacteriologist, and pathologist.

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National Museum of Nature and Science

The is in the northeast corner of Ueno Park in Tokyo.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Nut (fruit)

A nut is a fruit composed of an inedible hard shell and a seed, which is generally edible.

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Okinawa Prefecture

is the southernmost prefecture of Japan.

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Pampas grass

Pampas grass or pampas-grass is a common name which may refer to any of several similar-looking, tall-growing species of grass.

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Pika

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (a hunting animal) kills and eats its prey (the organism that is attacked).

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Rabbit

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha (along with the hare and the pika).

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Shoot

In botany, shoots consist of stems including their appendages, the leaves and lateral buds, flowering stems and flower buds.

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Snake

Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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Tokunoshima

, also known in English as and is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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Witmer Stone

Witmer Stone (September 22, 1866 – May 24, 1939) was an American ornithologist, botanist, and mammalogist, and was considered one of the last of the “great naturalists.” Stone is remembered principally as an ornithologist.

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Amami Rabbit, Amami Rabbit/Ryukyu Rabbit, Pentalagus, Pentalagus furnessi, Ryukyu Rabbit, Ryukyu rabbit.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami_rabbit

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