Aegista kiusiuensis tokunovaga
Stylommatophora / Family: Bradybaenidae
- Total length
- Shell length: 12.7-15 mm / Shell diameter: approx. 25-29 mm
- Range
- Tokunoshima
Although rarely seen in the wild, in the diorama, it can be observed creeping along the buttress root of the Quercus miyagii.
Its short, conical, brittle shell is chestnut to pale bluish-green, with thin, thready, scale-like deposits.
It inhabits near-pristine natural forests.
Habitat of This Animal:
A:Forest along the valley - A3:Deep forest
Along the mountain valleys grows a high humidity forest. In such an environment, Quercus miyagii, a species of oak often grows in clusters. Some of these grow more than 20m tall and with trunk diameters exceeding 1m, with largely developed buttress roots. Also, there are many animals and plants preferring humid environments, supporting the abundant biota of Tokunoshima Island together with the forest along mountain ridges.
This A3:Deep forest