A threatened group in a country
Guides.taxonThreatened.mammals of Japan
- 11 species
- Endangered: 5
- Vulnerable: 6
Seven of Japan's eleven threatened mammals are marine, and among them is the North Pacific right whale, endangered, alongside the sea otter and the northern fur seal. The four land species belong to the north and the mountains: the Asiatic black bear, the long-tailed goral, the Siberian musk deer and the leopard. None is critically endangered.
By Red List category
- Endangered
- 5
- Vulnerable
- 6
