The first record of a road-killed Okinawa spiny rat (Tokudaia muenninki)

• Published in: Honyurui Kagaku (Mammalian Science) Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 227 - 232
• Main Authors: Kotaka, Nobuhiko, Kinjo, Michio, Shiino, Fuka, Takahashi, Yumiko, Nakaya, Yumiko, Onuma, Manabu, Nagamine, Takashi, Nakata, Katsushi, Maruta, Yusuke, Ishikawa, Ichiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Kyoto The Mammal Society of Japan 01.01.2024; 日本哺乳類学会; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Accidents; conservation; critically endangered species; endemic species; road management; Roads & highways; small mammals; Tokudaia muenninki
• ISSN: 0385-437X; 1881-526X
• DOI: 10.11238/mammalianscience.64.227

We report the first record of a road-killed Okinawa spiny rat, (Tokudaia muenninki) in the northern part of Okinawajima Island, southern Japan. The incident occurred on May 17, 2023, on a forest road traversing the southern part of Mt. Nishime-dake. Given the recent expansion of the Okinawa spiny ra...