First record of infection in (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tokunoshima Island, Japan.

The Ryukyu long-furred rat, (Rodentia: Muridae), is an endangered species endemic to the Tokunoshima, Amami-Oshima, and Okinawajima Islands, which are part of Japan's southwestern islands. During the pathological examination of a deceased wild individual from Tokunoshima Island, lymphoma and infection with three nonnative parasites, (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae) and (Cestoda: Taeniidae), were identified. Among these, is a zoonotic species, with invasive rats as the final hosts and mollusks as intermediate hosts.