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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
54
CR + EN + VU
Population
126476461
Area
377975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 12
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 420
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 840
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Leopard's Bane

Arnica montana

Vulnerable

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Boar Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Least Concern

Absinth Sagewort

Artemisia absinthium

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Cat'S Ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Annual Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

palm scale

Eucalymnatus tessellatus

Not Evaluated

Beggar'S Button

Arctium minus

Least Concern

Blood Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Not Evaluated

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

Achillea millefolium

Least Concern

Sneezeweed

Achillea ptarmica

Least Concern

Fernleaf yarrow

Achillea filipendulina

Not Evaluated

Golden Freshwater Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Not Evaluated

Woodland ragwort

Senecio sylvaticus

Least Concern

South african ragwort

Senecio inaequidens

Not Evaluated

Sticky ragwort

Senecio viscosus

Least Concern

Niger

Guizotia abyssinica

Not Evaluated

Black Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Not Evaluated

Brown Knapweed

Centaurea jacea

Least Concern

Maltese star-thistle

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

Root-eating beetle

Monotoma picipes

Least Concern

Scentless false mayweed

Tripleurospermum inodorum

Least Concern

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Least Concern

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Not Evaluated

Common Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

Common brassbuttons

Cotula coronopifolia

Not Evaluated

Goat's-beard

Tragopogon pratensis

Least Concern

Common Salsify

Tragopogon porrifolius

Not Evaluated

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

Least Concern

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Eurhadina concinna

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Alnetoidia alneti

Not Evaluated

Brown powderpost beetle

Lyctus brunneus

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Aguriahana stellulata

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Eupteryx artemisiae

Least Concern

Cosmopolitan powderpost beetle

Lyctus linearis

Endangered

Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus

Least Concern

Sycamore Lace Bug

Corythucha ciliata

Not Evaluated

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

common parlatoria scale

Parlatoria proteus

Not Evaluated

brown-banded cockroach

Supella longipalpa

Not Evaluated

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Least Concern

Red-billed Leiothrix

Leiothrix lutea

Least Concern

boisduval scale

Diaspis boisduvalii

Not Evaluated

Common Rue

Ruta graveolens

Not Evaluated

black line scale

Ischnaspis longirostris

Not Evaluated

German cockroach

Blattella germanica

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Blue Lettuce

Lactuca tatarica

Not Evaluated

Blackbottle

Protophormia terraenovae

Least Concern

Cultivated Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Not Evaluated

Siberian weasel

Mustela sibirica

Least Concern

False Blister Beetle

Nacerdes melanura

Least Concern

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