Japanese Mountain Animals. As the climate changes the plant and animal life between elevations also changes. Yama uba a crone like yōkai.
Yashima no hage tanuki a bake danuki that protects the taira clan. Habu four different species of venomous snake that exist in certain islands including okinawa the sakishima islands and the tokara islands but not on the islands of honshu kyushu shikoku hokkaido. On the highest mountain peaks the environmental conditions cannot support tree life.
Mountains under 1000 meters as the generally accepted definition of a mountain versus a hill is 1000 m of height and 500 m of prominence the following list is provided for convenience only.
Habu four different species of venomous snake that exist in certain islands including okinawa the sakishima islands and the tokara islands but not on the islands of honshu kyushu shikoku hokkaido. Capricornis crispus is a japanese goat antelope an even toed ungulate mammal it is found in dense woodland in japan primarily in northern and central honshu the animal is seen as a national symbol of japan and is subject to protection in conservation areas. On the mountain tops temperatures are colder oxygen is scarcer and the sun is harsher. Japanese macaques are known to bath in hots pring pools during the cold winter months.