JP Lake Biwa Museum

Kusatsu, Japan · Museum · Opened in 1996

123
Species registered
10
Enclosures mapped
6
Animal groups

Community-verified data · Not affiliated with Lake Biwa Museum

Lake Biwa Museum in Kusatsu, Japan is home to 123 species across 10 enclosures, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The collection includes 1 mammals, 4 birds, 1 reptiles, and more, and the list is still growing. Among them: Baikal Seal (seen in 3 tracked zoos), Japanese Stream Toad (seen in 2 tracked zoos) and Deepbodied Bitterling (only here).

Location

Species by group

Below are the 123 species at Lake Biwa Museum grouped by animal category, as registered by the ZooTrack community.

Mammals 1 (1%)
Birds 4 (3%)
Reptiles 1 (1%)
Amphibians 4 (3%)
Fish 102 (83%)
Invertebrates 11 (9%)

Rarely seen species

Species at Lake Biwa Museum that we don't see often at other zoos yet. Up to three per category.

Based on the zoos we've mapped so far. Numbers go up as more zoos are added.

Fish

Deepbodied Bitterling Deepbodied BitterlingEN Acheilognathus longipinnis Regan, 1905 rarely seen elsewhere
Biwia yodoensis Kawase & Hosoya, 2010EN rarely seen elsewhere
Ginbuna Carassius langsdorfii Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 rarely seen elsewhere

Invertebrates

Japanese Mysterysnail Cipangopaludina japonica (E.von Martens, 1861) rarely seen elsewhere
Corbicula sandai Reinhardt, 1878 rarely seen elsewhere
Fresh-water Jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 rarely seen elsewhere

About this data

All species data on this page is contributed and verified by the ZooTrack community. This page is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or verified by Lake Biwa Museum.

Only community-reviewed species are shown here. The ZooTrack app contains additional sightings awaiting review, plus real-time updates from fellow zoo enthusiasts.

No rights can be derived from this information. Species presence may be inaccurate or outdated.

Last updated: 2026-10-28
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