last collected ca. 1905 at Washkaguchi, Nara Prefecture
4' montane forest pack carnivore endemic to Honshu, Japan
specimens in London, Tokyo
disappeared after pest hunting and museum collecting
References:
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.213
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113
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