哺乳類
From the giant brown bears to the tiny Ezo flying squirrels, the Shiretoko peninsula is a paradise for wildlife. It is known for having one of the highest densities of brown bears in the world and is thus known as “bear country”. The bears can even be found coexisitng with local fisherman as each species collects their share of salmon and other fish.
Mammals living in Shiretoko
- Brown bear
- Ezo Sika deer
- Red fox
- Ezo squirrel
- Ezo flying squirrel
- and more
Mammal list
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Long-clawed Shrew | Sorex unguiculatus |
| Laxmann's Shrew | Sorex caecutiens |
| Slender Shrew | Sorex gracillimus |
| Eurasian Least Shrew | Sorex minutissimus |
| Northern Bat | Eptesicus nilssonii |
| Birdlike Noctule | Nyctalus aviator |
| Eastern (Asian) Barbastelle | Barbastella leucomelas |
| Japanese Long-eared Bat | Plecotus sacrimontis |
| Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat | Murina hilgendorfi |
| Ussurian Tube-nosed Bat | Murina ussuriensis |
| Asian Particolored Bat | Vespertilio sinensis |
| Fraternal Myotis | Myotis frater |
| Ussuri Whiskered Bat | Myotis gracilis |
| Ikonnikov's Myotis | Myotis ikonnikovi |
| Japanese Large-footed Bat | Myotis macrodactylus |
| Far Eastern Myotis | Myotis bombinus |
| Eastern Water Bat | Myotis daubentonii |
| Gray Red-backed Vole | Myodes rufocanus |
| Northern Red-backed Vole | Myodes rutilus |
| Small Japanese Field Mouse | Apodemus argenteus |
| Large Japanese Field Mouse | Apodemus speciosus |
| East Asian Field Mouse | Apodemus peninsulae |
| Black Rat | Rattus rattus |
| Brown Rat | Rattus norvegicus |
| House Mouse | Mus musculus |
| Eurasian Red Squirrel | Sciurus vulgaris |
| Siberian Chipmunk | Tamias sibiricus |
| Siberian Flying Squirrel | Pteromys volans |
| Mountain Hare | Leps timidus |
| Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes |
| Racoon Dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides |
| Brown Bear | Ursus arctos |
| Sable | Martes zibellina |
| Ermine (Stoat) | Mustela erminea |
| Least Weasel | Mustela nivalis |
| Sika Deer | Cervus nippon |
| Baird's Beaked Whale | Berardius bairdii |
| Common Minke Whale | Balaenoptera acutorostrata |
| Harbour porpoise | Phocoena phocoena |
| Dall's porpoise | Phocoenoides dalli |
| Pacific White-sided Dolphin | Lagenorhynchus obliquidens |
| Spotted Seal | Phoca largha |
| Ribbon Seal | Phoca fasciata |
| Harbour Seal | Phoca vitulina |
