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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
54
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 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

Leafhopper

Typhlocyba quercus

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Macropsis fuscula

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Evacanthus interruptus

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Kybos smaragdula

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Elymana sulphurella

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Zygina flammigera

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Macropsis notata

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Oncopsis flavicollis

Least Concern

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Leopard's Bane

Arnica montana

Vulnerable

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Eumerus funeralis

Least Concern

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

lesser grain borer

Rhyzopertha dominica

Not Evaluated

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Lesser mealworm

Alphitobius diaperinus

Least Concern

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Lewis spider mite

Eotetranychus lewisi

Not Evaluated

Lewiston cornsalad

Valerianella locusta

Near Threatened

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

light bulb sesquirt

Clavelina lepadiformis

Least Concern

Light-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus sinensis

Least Concern

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Linden midget

Phyllonorycter issikii

Not Evaluated

Lindheimer'S Beeblossom

Oenothera lindheimeri

Not Evaluated

Linearleaf snapdragon

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Least Concern

Little Barley

Hordeum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Little Evening Primrose

Oenothera perennis

Not Evaluated

Little house fly

Fannia canicularis

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Littleseed canarygrass

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

Little slender

Calybites phasianipennella

Near Threatened

Little white bird's-foot

Ornithopus perpusillus

Least Concern

Lobster cockroach

Nauphoeta cinerea

Not Evaluated

London rocket

Sisymbrium irio

Not Evaluated

Longbeak stork's bill

Erodium botrys

Not Evaluated

Longheaded flour beetle

Latheticus oryzae

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Long-streak midget

Phyllonorycter salicicolella

Least Concern

Loose Silky-bent

Apera spica-venti

Least Concern

lowland rotala

Rotala ramosior

Not Evaluated

Luchu Pine

Pinus luchuensis

Least Concern

Machilus oystershell

Lepidosaphes beckii

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Magic-Lily

Lycoris squamigera

Not Evaluated

Magnificent Bryozoan

Pectinatella magnifica

Not Evaluated

Mahogany Ridgeback scarab

Sigorus porcus

Near Threatened

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Least Concern

Maiden pink

Dianthus deltoides

Near Threatened

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Malaysian scurfpea

Cullen corylifolium

Least Concern

Maltesecross

Silene chalcedonica

Least Concern

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