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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
57
CR + EN + VU
Population
126.476.461
Area
377.975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 437
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

Citrus mealybug

Planococcus citri

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean flour moth

Ephestia kuehniella

Least Concern

California red scale

Aonidiella aurantii

Not Evaluated

False Blister Beetle

Nacerdes melanura

Least Concern

Cosmopolitan powderpost beetle

Lyctus linearis

Endangered

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

Golden mussel

Limnoperna fortunei

Least Concern

Redshouldered ham beetle

Necrobia ruficollis

Endangered

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora glabripennis

Not Evaluated

Darkling beetle

Tribolium destructor

Least Concern

Red flour beetle

Tribolium castaneum

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Armadillidium nasatum

Not Evaluated

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

Cocoa moth

Ephestia elutella

Least Concern

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

Meal Moth

Pyralis farinalis

Least Concern

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

Egyptian black scale

Chrysomphalus aonidum

Not Evaluated

nigra scale

Parasaissetia nigra

Not Evaluated

Dusky Plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

Endangered

Hoary Plume

Platyptilia isodactylus

Not Evaluated

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Yarrow Plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

Least Concern

tulip bulb aphid

Dysaphis tulipae

Not Evaluated

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Eumerus funeralis

Least Concern

Redlegged ham beetle

Necrobia rufipes

Least Concern

Asian Hornet

Vespa velutina

Not Evaluated

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Merchant Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus mercator

Not Evaluated

Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Least Concern

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

Greenhouse white fly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Poplar bent-wing

Phyllocnistis unipunctella

Not Evaluated

Willow bent-wing

Phyllocnistis saligna

Least Concern

Little slender

Calybites phasianipennella

Near Threatened

Surinam cockroach

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Banded greenhouse thrips

Hercinothrips femoralis

Not Evaluated

Hide Beetle

Dermestes maculatus

Not Evaluated

Gammarid amphipod

Grandidierella japonica

Not Evaluated

Coffee bean weevil

Araecerus fasciculatus

Not Evaluated

Machilus oystershell

Lepidosaphes beckii

Not Evaluated

cactus scale

Diaspis echinocacti

Not Evaluated

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Clover weevil

Sitona hispidulus

Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Small Golden-rod Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus

Least Concern

Clown beetle

Carcinops pumilio

Least Concern

ivy aphid

Aphis hederae

Not Evaluated

spotted alfalfa aphid

Therioaphis trifolii

Not Evaluated

Yellow potato cyst nematode

Globodera rostochiensis

Not Evaluated

Violet checkered beetle

Necrobia violacea

Least Concern

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