7 Absolutely Adorable Animals That Live on Hokkaido Island in Japan
These seven adorable animals can be found on Hokkaido Island, located near northern Japan. These species and subspecies of animals are found in large populations on the island. It might be worth a visit if you love tiny animals and who doesn't?
The Eurasian red squirrel can be found throughout Europe and Asia, but this subspecies is unique to Hokkaido Island.Â
The hokkaido red fox is a subspecies of the red fox.Â
The ezo momonga is a type of flying squirrel that's native to Hokkaido island. They're extremely small, have tiny dark eyes and little paws. They're very popular in the area and an image of an ezo momonga is used on public transit cards in the area.Â
This is also called the least weasel. It's a subspecies whose fur turns white to camouflage during the wintertime.
The Ezo Naki Usagi is also called the Hokkaido crying rabbit. It's said to be the living inspiration for Pikachu, as it's a subspecies of the Northern Pika, which lives in Japan and northern Asia.Â
The Ezo Fukuro is a subspecies of the Ural Owl.Â
The shima-enaga is a white long-tailed bird. There is a breed of shima-enaga from the north that have brown "eyebrows," but others are completely white. Â