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[[File:Giant-rat.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat on display at the Yama to Mizu Seikatsu Hakubutsukan, Higashi village, Okinawa]]
*''Japanese'': ケナガネズミ ''(kenaga nezumi)''

The Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat is a species of rat native to the [[Ryukyu Islands]]. The largest rat species in Japan, it is found only in the forests of [[Yanbaru]] (northern [[Okinawa Island]]), [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]], and [[Tokunoshima]]. It is known as ''kenaga nezumi'' (lit. "long-haired rat") in Japanese, and as ''yama aaji'' in the local [[Uchinaaguchi|Okinawan dialect]] of Yanbaru.

Individuals typically have a body roughly 20-30cm in length, with a tail extending an additional 25-35 cm long. About 1/3 of the tail is typically white, differentiating it from many other rat species.

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==References==
*Gallery labels, Yama to Mizu Seikatsu Hakubutsukan, Higashi village, Okinawa.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49599957482/sizes/l/]

[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Flora and Fauna]]