Japanese sable; Hokkaido sable
A subspecies of sable (Martes zibellina brachyura) native to Hokkaido. Used in zoological and ecological contexts.
The Japanese sable inhabits the forests of Hokkaido.
Usually written in katakana as a species name; the kanji form 蝦夷黒貂 is rare.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or formal biological texts.
Compound of 蝦夷 (Ezo, old name for Hokkaido) and 黒貂 (kuroten, sable). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the name refers to the sable subspecies found in Hokkaido.