Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Ryukyu Spiny Rat (Tokudaia osimensis), recorded as Endangered
Ryukyu Spiny Rat (Tokudaia osimensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Ryukyu Spiny Rat

Tokudaia osimensis

Ryukyu Spiny Rat is a rodent in the family Muridae (order Rodentia) — Tokudaia osimensis, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Tokudaia osimensis
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Muridae · Tokudaia

Range and habitat

Endemic to Amami Ōshima island in the Amami Islands of the Ryukyu archipelago of Japan, its natural habitat is subtropical moist broadleaf forest. The species is threatened by habitat destruction and fragmentation, predation by feral cats and dogs and introduced mongooses, and competition with introduced black rats.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Ryukyu Spiny Rat is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Ryukyu Spiny Rat, Wikidata item Q1767684. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Ryukyu Spiny Rat?
Ryukyu Spiny Rat is a rodent in the family Muridae (order Rodentia) — Tokudaia osimensis.
What is the conservation status of Ryukyu Spiny Rat?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Tokudaia osimensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Ryukyu Spiny Rat live?
Endemic to Amami Ōshima island in the Amami Islands of the Ryukyu archipelago of Japan, its natural habitat is subtropical moist broadleaf forest.
Why is Ryukyu Spiny Rat in crisis?
The species is threatened by habitat destruction and fragmentation, predation by feral cats and dogs and introduced mongooses, and competition with introduced black rats.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Tokudaia osimensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Ryukyu Spiny Rat a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.