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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

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

Banana bud moth

Opogona sacchari

Not Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Near Threatened

Common thrip

Echinothrips americanus

Not Evaluated

Herbarium Beetle

Dienerella filum

Least Concern

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

Plaster beetle

Cartodere constricta

Least Concern

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

beautiful grass snail

Vallonia pulchella

Vulnerable

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Serradella

Ornithopus sativus

Not Evaluated

Fly

Coboldia fuscipes

Not Evaluated

Bark Snail

Zonitoides arboreus

Not Evaluated

Corn sap beetle

Carpophilus dimidiatus

Not Evaluated

Meadow pea

Lathyrus pratensis

Least Concern

Sap beetle

Carpophilus marginellus

Least Concern

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Least Concern

cacticans mealybug

Rhizoecus cacticans

Not Evaluated

Smooth yellow vetch

Vicia lutea

Not Evaluated

Fodder Vetch

Vicia villosa

Vulnerable

Fly

Drosophila simulans

Not Evaluated

Spring vetch

Vicia lathyroides

Endangered

greater birdsfoot-trefoil

Lotus pedunculatus

Least Concern

Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Least Concern

Bush Vetch

Vicia sepium

Least Concern

Depressed flour beetle

Palorus subdepressus

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Annual yellow sweetclover

Melilotus indicus

Not Evaluated

Hairy Clover

Trifolium arvense

Least Concern

Black fungus beetle

Alphitobius laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Meal Moth

Pyralis farinalis

Least Concern

Big Hop Clover

Trifolium campestre

Near Threatened

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

knotted clover

Trifolium striatum

Near Threatened

Golden Clover

Trifolium aureum

Near Threatened

Sawtoothed grain beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Flat grain beetle

Cryptolestes pusillus

Not Evaluated

Nuttall's waterweed

Elodea nuttallii

Not Evaluated

Cryptamorpha

Cryptamorpha desjardinsi

Not Evaluated

Cocoa moth

Ephestia elutella

Least Concern

Floating Sundew

Drosera intermedia

Least Concern

Foreign grain beetle

Ahasverus advena

Least Concern

Alpine Squill

Scilla bifolia

Not Evaluated

pellitory-of-the-wall

Parietaria judaica

Least Concern

European Lily Of The Valley

Convallaria majalis

Least Concern

Powder-post checkered beetle

Tarsostenus univittatus

Not Evaluated

Khapra beetle

Trogoderma granarium

Not Evaluated

silver y

Autographa gamma

Least Concern

Dudley'S Rush

Juncus tenuis

Least Concern

Joint-Leaf Rush

Juncus articulatus

Least Concern

Weevil

Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Not Evaluated

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Acer negundo

Not Evaluated

Siberian Crane'S-Bill

Geranium sibiricum

Not Evaluated

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