该遗产地位于日本西南部岛链的4个岛屿之上,含42698公顷亚热带雨林,在中国东海和菲律宾海的边界上形成一个弧形。最高峰是位于奄美大岛的“汤湾岳”,海拔694米。这些岛屿完全无人居住,具有很高的生物多样性价值,以及极高比例的全球濒危特有物种。这里生活着当地特有植物、哺乳动物、鸟类、爬行动物、两栖动物、内陆水域鱼类和甲壳类动物,例如代表着古老谱系且在世界任何地方都没有近亲物种的濒危奄美短耳兔和琉球长毛鼠。该遗产地的5种哺乳动物、3种鸟类和3种两栖动物已被确定为“具有独特进化意义的全球濒危动物”。此外,每个岛屿还有多种尚未在其它地区发现过的特有物种。
Encompassing 42,698 hectares of subtropical rainforests on four islands on a chain located in the southwest of Japan, the serial site forms an arc on the boundary of the East China Sea and Philippine Sea whose highest point, Mount Yuwandake on Amami-Oshima Island, rises 694 metres above sea level. Entirely uninhabited by humans, the site has high biodiversity value with a very high percentage of endemic species, many of them globally threatened. The site is home to endemic plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, inland water fish and decapod crustaceans, including, for example, the endangered Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) and the endangered Ryukyu Long-haired Rat (Diplothrix legata) that represent ancient lineages and have no living relatives anywhere in the world. Five mammal species, three bird species, and three amphibian species in the property have been identified globally as Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species. There are also a number of different endemic species confined to each respective island that are not found elsewhere in the property.
国别 | 日本 Japan |
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中文名称 | 奄美大岛、德之岛、冲绳岛北部及西表岛 |
英文名称 | Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island |
遗产类别 | 自然遗产 |
登录年份 | 2021 |
选入标准 | (x) |
遗产分布范围:
1574-001 鹿儿岛县 奄美大岛 Amami-Oshima Island
1574-002 鹿儿岛县 德之岛(a) Tokunoshima Island (a)
1574-003 鹿儿岛县 德之岛(b) Tokunoshima Island (b)
1574-004 冲绳县 冲绳岛北部 Northern part of Okinawa Island
1574-005 冲绳县 西表岛 Iriomote Island
发行国家/地区:日本 Japan
发行国家/地区:日本 Japan
发行国家/地区:日本 Japan