Japan
Asia · Eastern Asia
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Dheeb
Canis lupus
kharwa'a
Ricinus communis
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Amur Hedgehog
Erinaceus amurensis
Common Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Asian house shrew
Suncus murinus
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Ecoregions
Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Indomalaya
Ogasawara subtropical moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Oceania
Hokkaido deciduous forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests · Palearctic
Nihonkai evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests · Palearctic
Nihonkai montane deciduous forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests · Palearctic
Taiheiyo evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests · Palearctic
All Species in Japan
Common Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola
Porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
Red Avadavat
Amandava amandava
White-headed Munia
Lonchura maja
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Tricolored Munia
Lonchura malacca
Chestnut Munia
Lonchura atricapilla
Black-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda troglodytes
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Estrilda melpoda
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Alexandrine Parakeet
Psittacula eupatria
Red-breasted Parakeet
Psittacula alexandri
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus
Red-billed Leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Raccoon dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Southern Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
sika deer
Cervus nippon
Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineola
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Green Pheasant
Phasianus versicolor
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
light bulb sesquirt
Clavelina lepadiformis
hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
European rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Bank Myna
Acridotheres ginginianus
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Crested Myna
Acridotheres cristatellus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Large Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
wild boar
Sus scrofa
house mouse
Mus musculus
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata
crab eating macaque
Macaca fascicularis
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge
Bambusicola thoracicus
Dirty Sea-Squirt
Ascidiella aspersa
American Bull Frog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Reeves's muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi
bed bug
Cimex lectularius
black rat
Rattus rattus
Light-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus sinensis
Oriental Stork
Ciconia boyciana
Streaked Weaver
Ploceus manyar
Jenkins' spire shell
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
California scale
Diaspidiotus perniciosus
More Countries in Asia
Nature FYI Family
Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.
Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia