Pentalagus furnessi | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Amamirabbitshaveanaveragebodylengthof451mminmalesand452mminfemales.·Amamirabbitsareveryprimitivemammalswiththick,darkbrownor ...

Amami or Ryuku rabbits (Pentalagus furnessi) are found exclusively on the Amami and Tokuno Islands of the Nansei archipelago, a group of islands off the southwestern coast of Japan that were separated from the mainland some 1.5 million years ago. Amami Island (28°20’ N, 129°14’ E) is one of the largest of the chain, with an estimated area of 710 km2 to 820 km2, if the immediately adjacent islands are included. Tokuno Island is smaller, with an area of about 250 km2. (Sugimura and Yamada, 2004[1]; Sugimura, et al., 2000[2]; Sugimura, et al., 2003[3]; Watari, et al., 2008[4]; Yamada, et al., 2000[5])

Amami rabbits live in forested areas and use tree hollows and burrows for cover during the day. They live in both new and old growth f...