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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

tall grama grass

Bouteloua curtipendula

Not Evaluated

Tall Melilot

Melilotus altissimus

Least Concern

Tall tumblemustard

Sisymbrium altissimum

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Tapestry moth

Trichophaga tapetzella

Extinct

Tarweed fiddleneck

Amsinckia lycopsoides

Least Concern

Tattered Medick

Medicago laciniata

Not Evaluated

teasel sedge

Cyperus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Teff

Eragrostis tef

Not Evaluated

Terrestrial water-starwort

Callitriche terrestris

Least Concern

Texas toadflax

Nuttallanthus texanus

Not Evaluated

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

thick-leaf stonecrop

Sedum dasyphyllum

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips palmi

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips simplex

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips tabaci

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Frankliniella intonsa

Not Evaluated

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

tickseed-sunflower

Bidens aristosa

Not Evaluated

Tiny trumpet

Collomia linearis

Not Evaluated

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici

Not Evaluated

tomcat clover

Trifolium willdenovii

Not Evaluated

Tortoise shell bamboo

Phyllostachys edulis

Not Evaluated

trailing tormentil

Potentilla anglica

Least Concern

transparent wood-rose

Operculina turpethum

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Tricolored Munia

Lonchura malacca

Least Concern

trident maple

Acer buergerianum

Least Concern

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

tuberculate pear crab

Pyromaia tuberculata

Not Evaluated

Tuberous vervain

Verbena rigida

Not Evaluated

tulip bulb aphid

Dysaphis tulipae

Not Evaluated

Tungoil tree

Vernicia fordii

Least Concern

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

two-banded fungus beetle

Alphitophagus bifasciatus

Least Concern

Upland midget

Phyllonorycter junoniella

Least Concern

Upright Mignonette

Reseda alba

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan pampas grass

Cortaderia selloana

Not Evaluated

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa dubia

Not Evaluated

Variousleaf fescue

Festuca heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Velvet Bent

Agrostis canina

Least Concern

velvetweed

Oenothera curtiflora

Not Evaluated

Violet checkered beetle

Necrobia violacea

Least Concern

Viper grass

Dinebra retroflexa

Not Evaluated

Walnut

Juglans regia

Least Concern

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Ward's weed

Carrichtera annua

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Bruchophagus gibbus

Not Evaluated

water dock

Rumex hydrolapathum

Least Concern

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