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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Not Evaluated

common squirrel monkey

Saimiri sciureus

Least Concern

Common Star-Of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Least Concern

Common Starwort

Stellaria graminea

Least Concern

Common Sundrops

Oenothera fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Least Concern

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Common thrip

Echinothrips americanus

Not Evaluated

Common Timothy

Phleum pratense

Least Concern

Common Tree Frog/Four-lined Tree Frog

Polypedates leucomystax

Least Concern

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Common Violet

Viola odorata

Not Evaluated

Common Wall Cress

Arabidopsis thaliana

Least Concern

Common Water Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis scorpioides

Least Concern

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Common Yellow Wood-Sorrel

Oxalis dillenii

Not Evaluated

Compact brome

Bromus madritensis

Not Evaluated

Confused flour beetle

Tribolium confusum

Least Concern

Confused Michaelmas Daisy

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Not Evaluated

Copper Pheasant

Syrmaticus soemmerringii

Near Threatened

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

corn buttercup

Ranunculus arvensis

Critically Endangered

Cornish Bellflower

Campanula alliariifolia

Not Evaluated

Corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Least Concern

Corn sap beetle

Carpophilus dimidiatus

Not Evaluated

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Least Concern

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Cosmopolitan powderpost beetle

Lyctus linearis

Endangered

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Cotton Thistle

Onopordum acanthium

Endangered

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

crab eating macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Endangered

Cranesbill

Geranium pusillum

Least Concern

Creeping bentgrass

Agrostis stolonifera

Least Concern

Creeping buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Least Concern

Creeping Charlie

Glechoma hederacea

Least Concern

creeping-cucumber

Melothria pendula

Least Concern

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

Creeping-rooted medic

Medicago carstiensis

Least Concern

Creeping Saltbush

Atriplex prostrata

Least Concern

Creeping spikerush

Eleocharis macrostachya

Not Evaluated

Creeping velvetgrass

Holcus mollis

Least Concern

Creeping White Clover

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

Creeping yellowcress

Rorippa sylvestris

Least Concern

crescent-cup liverwort

Lunularia cruciata

Least Concern

Crested Dog'S-Tail

Cynosurus cristatus

Near Threatened

Crested Ibis

Nipponia nippon

Endangered

Crested Myna

Acridotheres cristatellus

Least Concern

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

Crown-Pink

Silene coronaria

Not Evaluated

Crow-Poison

Nothoscordum bivalve

Not Evaluated

Cryptamorpha

Cryptamorpha desjardinsi

Not Evaluated

Cuckoo Flower

Cardamine pratensis

Least Concern

Cultivated Cress

Lepidium sativum

Not Evaluated

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