Pentalagus furnessi (Stone, 1900) . Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 52:460.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Liu Kiu Islands" [Amami-Oshima, Ryukyu Isis, Japan] .

DISTRIBUTION: Amami Isis (Amami-Oshima and Tokuno-shima) (S Japan).

STATUS: U.S. ESA and IUCN - Endangered. Total population estimated at around 4,000 (Sugimura, 1990).