1983 Volume 9 Issue 3 Pages 128-140
A faunal survey of Awajishima (Awaji Island) was undertaken during January 23-26, 1982. Awajishima lies in the Setouchi Sea in close vicinity to Honshu and Shikoku, and has an area of 592.9 km2.
1) Excepting Chiroptera, land mammals sustained to inhabit the island were following 16 species belonging to 6 orders. Insectivora; Crocidura dsinezumi, Urotrichus talpoides, Mogera kobeae : Primates; Macaca fuscata : Lagomorpha; Lepus brachyurus : Rodentia; Sciurus lis, Apodemus speciosus, Apodemus argenteus, Micromys minutus, Mus molossinus: Carnivora; Nyctereutes procyonoides, Martes melampus, Mustela sibirica (M.s. coreana and M.s. itatsi) : Artiodactyla; Sus scrota leucomystax, Cervus nippon.
2) There were not found the common species such as Petaurista leucogenys, Eothenomys smithi and Meles meles anakuma. It was probable that Vulpes vulpes became extinct in the last 20-30 years.
3) In the ventral fur of Urotrichus talpoides, there were found the partial albinisms of several grades to occure quite commonly. Large number of Leptotorombidium kansai (Trombiculidae, Acarina) were parasitic on the tail of Urotrichus talpoides and their frequency of occurrences was very high.
4) The female chigoe, Tunga caecigena (Tungidae, Siphonaptera) were obtained in the conchae of 4 of 86 specimens of Adopemus speciosus collected in Sumoto City.
