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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
10
CR + EN + VU
Population
126 476 461
Area
377 975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 4
Vulnerable 4
Near Threatened 9
Least Concern 157
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 354
Extinct 7

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Least Concern

Ascidian

Polyandrocarpa zorritensis

Not Evaluated

Indian House Cricket

Gryllodes sigillatus

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Not Evaluated

Merchant Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus mercator

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

European grain moth

Nemapogon granella

Least Concern

Webbing clothes moth

Tineola bisselliella

Least Concern

sika deer

Cervus nippon

Not Evaluated

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean green crab

Carcinus aestuarii

Not Evaluated

Asian Hornet

Vespa velutina

Not Evaluated

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Redlegged ham beetle

Necrobia rufipes

Least Concern

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Eumerus funeralis

Least Concern

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

tulip bulb aphid

Dysaphis tulipae

Not Evaluated

Common Rose

Pachliopta aristolochiae

Least Concern

Chinese giant salamander

Andrias davidianus

Critically Endangered

Yarrow Plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

Mustela itatsi

Near Threatened

Dsinezumi Shrew

Crocidura dsinezumi

Least Concern

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Amur Hedgehog

Erinaceus amurensis

Least Concern

Gem-faced civet

Paguma larvata

Least Concern

Wormwood Plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

Least Concern

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Sakishima Rice Frog

Fejervarya sakishimensis

Least Concern

Okinawa Narrow-Mouthed Toad

Microhyla okinavensis

Least Concern

Hoary Plume

Platyptilia isodactylus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Brown Frog

Rana japonica

Least Concern

Daruma Pond Frog (Rana porosa brevipoda)

Pelophylax porosus

Least Concern

Dusky Plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

Endangered

Japanese Common Toad

Bufo japonicus

Least Concern

Japanese wrinkled frog

Glandirana rugosa

Least Concern

Redbanded thrip

Selenothrips rubrocinctus

Not Evaluated

Lewis spider mite

Eotetranychus lewisi

Not Evaluated

Freshwater Jellyfish

Craspedacusta sowerbii

Not Evaluated

2-spot ladybird

Adalia bipunctata

Vulnerable

Common Tree Frog/Four-lined Tree Frog

Polypedates leucomystax

Least Concern

Bamboo powderpost beetle

Dinoderus minutus

Not Evaluated

Black Blow Fly

Phormia regina

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Typhlocyba quercus

Least Concern

Thrips

Frankliniella intonsa

Not Evaluated

Asiatic Toad

Bufo gargarizans

Least Concern

Wasp

Bruchophagus gibbus

Not Evaluated

Common cattle grub

Hypoderma lineatum

Extinct

Tadpole Shrimp

Triops cancriformis

Near Threatened

American Hard-Shelled Clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Japanese Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus abramus

Least Concern

Siamese grain beetle

Lophocateres pusillus

Not Evaluated

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Black larder beetle

Dermestes ater

Not Evaluated

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