Side by side
Hokkaido Pony vs Misaki
Photo: タクナワン · CC BY-SA 3.0 Hokkaido Pony
JapanThe Hokkaido Pony is also known as the Dosanko, the name used for a Japanese breed of small horse.
- One of eight extant indigenous Japanese horse breeds.
- Not critically endangered among those eight.
- Found particularly along Hokkaido’s Pacific coast.
Photo: Koji Ishii · CC BY 2.0 Misaki
JapanThe Misaki is an endangered breed of small horse native to Japan.
- One of eight Japanese native horse breeds
- Lives in a natural setting on Cape Toi
- Named a Japanese National Natural Treasure
The facts, side by side
| Hokkaido Pony | Misaki | |
|---|---|---|
| Animal | horse | horse |
| Bred as | — | Feral horse |
| Origin | Japan | Japan |
| Height | — | — |
| Weight | — | — |
| Life expectancy | — | — |
Both are on Horse breeds, Horse breeds from Japan.
Photo credits2 photographs on this page
- Hokkaido Pony — タクナワン · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Misaki — Koji Ishii · CC BY 2.0 · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.