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Ezo Red Fox
The Ezo Red Fox is a subspecies of Red Fox native to the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the Russian island of Sakhalin and the disputed Kuril Islands of Kunashiri and Etorofu. It also inhabits the Japanese prefectures of Chiba and Saitama as an invasive species.
Blackbuck
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The blackbuck has associations with the Indian culture, especially in Hindu mythology. According to Hindu mythology, the blackbuck draws the chariot of Lord Krishna.
Rothschild's Giraffe
Rothchild's Giraffe has creamy white stockings and wears a scarf and a red bow-tie.
Yatagarasu
The word "Yatagarasu" (八咫烏) has been translated as "eight-span crow" (merely referencing its size) or "supreme crow" (an implication made based on the auspicious meaning of the number 8 in Japanese numerology).
White Serval
Conservation Status: Unidentified Mysterious Animal
Romanised Name: Howaitosābaru
Also known as: Leucistic Serval
Japanese Name: ホワイトサーバル
Classification: ?
Original Species: Serval
Southern Sea Otter
Romanised Name: Kariforunia rakko
Conservation Status: Endangered
Scientific Name: Enhydra lutris nereis
Distribution: Unknown
Average Lifespan in the Wild: Unknown
Diet: Omnivore
Also known as: Californian Sea Otter, California Sea Otter
Kyūshū Flying Squirrel
Average Lifespan in the Wild: Unknown
Romanised Name: Kyuushuu musasabi
Japanese Name: キュウシュウムササビ
Conservation Status: ?
Distribution: Unknown
Scientific Name: Petaurista leucogenys leucogenys
Diet: Unknown
Cerberus
Cerberus (originally Κέρβερος, or Kerberos) is the name of a multi-headed dog in Greek mythology which guards the gates of Hades, so that the souls of the damned, the Shades, are unable to escape.
Striped Skunk
Romanised Name: Shima sukanku
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Distribution: North America
Japanese Name: シマスカンク
Scientific Name: Mephitis mephitis
Diet: Insectivore
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 3 years
Thylacine
Conservation Status: Extinct
Romanised Name: Fukuroookami
Distribution: Australia, New Guinea
Scientific Name: Thylacinus cynocephalus
Also known as: Tasmanian Tiger
Diet: Carnivore
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 5-7 years
Japanese Name: フクロオオカミ