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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
56
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 41
Least Concern 426
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 878
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Maltese star-thistle

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

Mammoth Clover

Trifolium medium

Near Threatened

Manchu tubergourd

Thladiantha dubia

Not Evaluated

Marguerite

Argyranthemum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

marsh pennywort

Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Near Threatened

Marsh Plume

Buckleria paludum

Critically Endangered

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Masked Laughingthrush

Garrulax perspicillatus

Not Evaluated

Mat amaranth

Amaranthus blitoides

Not Evaluated

matted paspalum

Paspalum minus

Not Evaluated

Meadow barley

Hordeum brachyantherum

Not Evaluated

Meadow brome

Bromus commutatus

Near Threatened

Meadow pea

Lathyrus pratensis

Least Concern

Meal Moth

Pyralis farinalis

Least Concern

Mealybug destroyer

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Amaranth

Amaranthus graecizans

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean brome

Bromus lanceolatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fig scale

Lepidosaphes ulmi

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean flour moth

Ephestia kuehniella

Least Concern

Mediterranean green crab

Carcinus aestuarii

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

Not Evaluated

Melon fly

Bactrocera cucurbitae

Not Evaluated

Merchant Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus mercator

Not Evaluated

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Mexican Morningglory

Ipomoea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Mexican stonecrop

Sedum mexicanum

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Miner's pepperwort

Lepidium densiflorum

Not Evaluated

miniature awlsnail

Subulina octona

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Mintweed

Salvia reflexa

Not Evaluated

Minute black scavenger fly

Scatopse notata

Not Evaluated

Minute duckweed

Lemna minuta

Not Evaluated

minute gem

Hawaiia minuscula

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tenuipalpus pacificus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Phytonemus pallidus

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Molgula

Molgula manhattensis

Not Evaluated

Moneywort

Lysimachia nummularia

Least Concern

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Not Evaluated

Moor Grass

Molinia caerulea

Least Concern

Moroccan toadflax

Linaria maroccana

Not Evaluated

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

Moth Mullein

Verbascum blattaria

Near Threatened

Mountain brome

Bromus carinatus

Not Evaluated

Mouse barley

Hordeum murinum

Least Concern

Moustached Laughingthrush

Garrulax cineraceus

Not Evaluated

Mud Dauber

Sceliphron caementarium

Not Evaluated

Mugwort slender

Leucospilapteryx omissella

Least Concern

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

Murex

Medicago murex

Not Evaluated

Musk Cheeseweed

Malva moschata

Least Concern

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

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