The natural forest widely remain in Mt. Takao which is different from the man-made forests in nearby area. The south face is warm temperate forest with trees like oak trees and the north face is temperate forests with trees like Fagus crenata. About 30 kinds of animals including mammals such as flying squirrel and squirrel, reptile, amphibia and fish inhabits that prefers Mt. Takao's varieties of species of preys and forests. One way to enjoy exploring Mt. Takao is to find these animal's nests.
Main region: Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Found in forests from low elevations to mountains. The other name is Mujina in Japanese but often mixed up with raccoon dog as they are also called as Mujina in some places in Japan. Both badger and raccoon dog are very similar in appearance and habit, however raccoon dog is in canidae family that is not a closely related species. The Japanese name is Nihon-anaguma has the word bear (guma) but they are not in the same family with bears. Are good at digging holes as Anaguma literally meaning hall digging bear states. Create 10 to 20 meters long tunnel in underground and lairs by using sharp nails. Rest in lairs during daytime and become active at night. Walk around mountains and feed on acorns, fruits, earthworms, insects, frogs and snails.
●Body Length about 44 to 68 cm
●Season April to November