Amami rabbit

English

an Amami rabbit in a Japanese museum

Noun

Amami rabbit (plural Amami rabbits)

1. Pentalagus furnessi, a dark-furred rabbit found on two islands (Amami and Toku-no-Shima) in southern Japan. It is a nocturnal, forest-dwelling animal with short legs, a somewhat bulky body, rather large and curved claws. Its ears are significantly smaller than those of other rabbits or hares.

Translations

Pentalagus furnessia

• Finnish: riukiunkaniini
• Japanese: アマミノクロウサギ (奄美の黒兔 / 奄美の黒兔, Amami no kuro-usagi)
• Malay: arnab amami
• Romanian: iepure de vizuină din Amami m