Japanese wild mammals

Insectivora (Soricidae, Talpidae)

Chiroptera (Pteropodidae, Rhinolophidae, Hipposidridae, Vespertilionidae, Molossidae)

Primates (Cercopithecidae)

Lagomorpha (Ochotonidae, Leporidae)

Rodentia (Sciuridae, Gliridae, Muridae)

Carnivora (Ursidae, Canidae, Mustelidae, Felidae, Otariidae)

Artiodactyla (Suidae, Cervidae, Bovidae)

Cetacea (Monodontidae, Phocoenidae, Delphinidae)

		Acronyms of technical terms
	FN: Fundamental arm number of autosomes A : Acrocentric ST: Subtelocentric SM: Submentacentric M : Metacentric X : X chromosome Y : Y chromosome

References for classifications

Abe H, Ishii N, Kaneko Y, Maeda K, Miura S, Yoneda M (1994)
"A Pictorial Guide to the Mammals in Japan" Tokyo: Tokai University Press (in Japanese).

Mammalogical Society of Japan (ed) (1997)
"Red data book of Japanese Mammals" Tokyo: Bunichi-Sogo Shuppan (in Japanese).

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