Amami Spiny Rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
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About Amami Spiny Rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Rodents
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
The Ryukyu spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Endemic to Amami Ōshima island in the Amami Islands of the Ryukyu archipelago of Japan, its natural habitat is subtropical moist broadleaf forest. The karyotype has an odd diploid number, 2n = 25. Like its relative T. tokunoshimensis, it has lost its Y chromosome and SRY gene.
Source: Wikipedia