Ryukyu long-haired rat / Diplothrix legata / Kenaga-nezumi / ケナガネズミ 日本最大と言われているケナガネズミは、体長22～33cmで、尾は胴体より長く、全身様々な長さの毛で覆われ、長さ7cmにもなる。琉球列島の夜行性の固有種で、森の中のスダジイの木で主な時間を過ごし、餌を食べ、巣作りをするため目撃することはあまりない。全身はほぼ茶色で、腹部は灰色、尾の先端は白い。森の伐採のため数が減少し、絶滅危惧種に指定された。
Title Ryukyu long-haired rat
- Kagoshima
- Topic(s)：
- $SETTINGS_DB.genreMap.get($item)
- Medium/Media of Use：
- Pamphlet
- Text Length：
- ≤250 Words
- FY Prepared：
- 2022
- Associated Tourism Board：
- ippanshadanhojin amamioshima kankobussanremmei
- Associated Address：
- 14-10 Naze suehirocho, Amami-shi , Kagoshima
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Ryukyu long-haired rat / Diplothrix legata / Kenaga-nezumi / ケナガネズミ
This rodent is the largest rat species found in Japan, with a body 22 to 33 centimeters long and a tail longer than its torso. It is completely covered with hair of varying lengths that can grow to 7 centimeters in places. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, though its nocturnal habits make it a rare sight. Another reason for the rarity of sightings is that the rat spends most of its time in chinquapin oaks in the forest, where it feeds and nests. It is almost all brown with a grayish abdomen, and has a white tip on the tail. Numbers have decreased because of deforestation, and the rat has been designated an endangered species.
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