Photo: Ryukyu Mike · CC BY-SA 3.0 dog breed · 927 on Animalso
Ryukyu Inu
- Animal
- Dog
- Type
- Japanese dog
- Origin
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About the Ryukyu Inu
The Ryukyu dog is an endangered, medium-sized, Japanese breed of dog indigenous to Okinawa and Ishigaki Island. There were as few as 400 Ryukyu as of 2015. Unlike dogs such as the Kai Ken, the Ryukyu dog is not protected by the Nihon Ken Hozonkai, but instead is protected by the Ryukyu Inu Hozonkai.
Other Japanese dog breeds
Kawakami Ken Photo: Ｋａｔｕｕｙａ · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Kishu Japan Height 49 cm Photo: Sabine · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Shiba Inu Japan Height 36.5 cm Photo: Roberto Vasarri · Public domain 
Photo credits8 photographs on this page
- Ryukyu Inu — Ryukyu Mike · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Akita — TsutsuiKennel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Hokkaido inu — Magdalena Niemiec · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Kai Ken — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Kawakami Ken — Ｋａｔｕｕｙａ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Kishu — Sabine · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Shiba Inu — Roberto Vasarri · Public domain · file page
- Tosa — Ludivine HOUDAS · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
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