哺乳類
All sorts of mammals make their home in the forests of Karuizawa, from the tiny dormice to the large and lumbering Asiatic black bears. The larger mammals of Honshu can all be found living in Karuizawa and this is because the forests here remain abundant and provide plentiful habitat for a variety of species. There are various endangered species such as the Japanese stoat and species considered national monuments such as the Japanese serow.
Main mammals living in the Karuizawa area:
- Asiatic black bears
- Japanese serow
- Japanese Sika deer
- Wild boar
- Japanese red fox
- Japanese giant flying squirrel
- raccoon dogs
Mammals in Karuizawa
Mammal list
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Japanese shrew mole | Urotrichus talpoides |
| Small Japanese mole | Mogera wogura |
| Greater horseshoe bat | Rhinolophus ferrumequinum |
| Little Japanese horseshoe bat | Rhinolophus cornutus |
| Japanese large-footed bat | Myotis macrodactylus |
| Ikonnikov's whiskered bat | Myotis ikonnikovi |
| Long-legged whiskered bat | Myotis frater |
| Japanese house bat | Pipistrellus abramus |
| Tube-nosed bat | Murina hilgendorfi |
| Japanese giant noctule | Nyctalus aviator |
| Japanese macaque | Macaca fuscata |
| Japanese hare | Lepus brachyurus |
| Japanese squirrel | Sciurus lis |
| Japanese giant flying squirrel | Petaurista leucogenys |
| Japanese dormouse | Glirulus japonicus |
| Large Japanese field mouse | Apodemus speciosus |
| Small japanese field mouse | Apodemus argenteus |
| Asian black bear | Ursus thibetanus |
| Common raccoon | Procyon lotor |
| Raccoon dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides |
| Japanese red fox | Vulpes vulpes |
| Japanese marten | Martes melampus |
| Japanese weasel | Mustela itatsi |
| Japanese badger | Meles anakuma |
| Masked palm civet | Paguma larvata |
| Wild boar | Sus scrofa |
| Sika deer | Cervus nippon |
| Japanese serow | Caprocornis crispus |
