Tokudaia
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| Tokudaia is a genus of murine rodent native to Japan. Known as Ryūkyū spiny rats or spinous country-rats, population groups exist on several non-contiguous islands. Despite differences in name and appearance, they are the closest living relatives of the Eurasian field mouse (Apodemus).
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| Muennink's spiny rat | Ryukyu spiny rat |
Muennink's spiny rat
| phylum | Chordata | Muennink's spiny rat (Tokudaia muenninki) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Okinawa Island, Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
In March 2008, the first wild specimen in over 30 years was caught in the northern part of Okinawa island. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Tokudaia |
| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Muridae | |
| genus | Tokudaia | |
| species | T. muenninki |
Ryukyu spiny rat
| phylum | Chordata | The Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Endemic to Amami Ōshima island in the Amami Islands of the Ryukyu archipelago of Japan, its natural habitat is subtropical moist broadleaf forest.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Muridae | |
| genus | Tokudaia | |
| species | T. osimensis |