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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

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

American White Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Not Evaluated

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

Red birch slender

Caloptilia betulicola

Least Concern

White-Triangle Slender

Caloptilia stigmatella

Least Concern

Gold birch midget

Phyllonorycter cavella

Least Concern

Sallow midget

Phyllonorycter hilarella

Least Concern

Long-streak midget

Phyllonorycter salicicolella

Least Concern

Red birch midget

Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella

Least Concern

Grey-alder midget

Phyllonorycter strigulatella

Least Concern

Brown birch slender

Parornix betulae

Least Concern

Mugwort slender

Leucospilapteryx omissella

Least Concern

Mealybug destroyer

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Not Evaluated

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

Not Evaluated

Asian paddle crab

Charybdis japonica

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips simplex

Not Evaluated

Yellow Larch Tortrix

Ptycholomoides aeriferana

Near Threatened

Pyralid moth

Paralipsa gularis

Not Evaluated

Rice moth

Corcyra cephalonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster

Not Evaluated

Blackbottle

Protophormia terraenovae

Least Concern

black line scale

Ischnaspis longirostris

Not Evaluated

boisduval scale

Diaspis boisduvalii

Not Evaluated

common parlatoria scale

Parlatoria proteus

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

palm scale

Eucalymnatus tessellatus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Stenopelmus rufinasus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Sitona cylindricollis

Least Concern

Weevil

Parascythopus intrusus

Not Evaluated

Brindled Plume

Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Least Concern

Reedbed Plume

Emmelina argoteles

Not Evaluated

ornate aphid

Myzus ornatus

Not Evaluated

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Trogium pulsatorium

Not Evaluated

Book lice

Lepinotus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Banded thrip

Franklinothrips vespiformis

Not Evaluated

Longheaded flour beetle

Latheticus oryzae

Not Evaluated

Dark mealworm

Tenebrio obscurus

Not Evaluated

Bathroom Moth Fly

Clogmia albipunctatus

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis pearmani

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis corrodens

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis entomophila

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphelinus mali

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Encarsia formosa

Not Evaluated

Lobster cockroach

Nauphoeta cinerea

Not Evaluated

Cheese skipper

Piophila casei

Not Evaluated

Frisch's carpet beetle

Dermestes frischi

Least Concern

Black carpet beetle

Attagenus unicolor

Not Evaluated

Beaked Clothes

Tinea translucens

Not Evaluated

Black soldier fly

Hermetia illucens

Not Evaluated

Black-spotted Pond Frog

Pelophylax nigromaculatus

Near Threatened

Mite

Phytonemus pallidus

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Uroleucon taraxaci

Not Evaluated

onyx slippersnail

Crepidula onyx

Not Evaluated

Golden buprestid

Buprestis aurulenta

Not Evaluated

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