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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

woolly apple aphid

Eriosoma lanigerum

Not Evaluated

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

Not Evaluated

Molgula

Molgula manhattensis

Not Evaluated

Pearly Underwing

Peridroma saucia

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

silver y

Autographa gamma

Least Concern

Sawtoothed grain beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Near Threatened

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

American Hard-Shelled Clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Not Evaluated

2-spot ladybird

Adalia bipunctata

Vulnerable

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

Webbing clothes moth

Tineola bisselliella

Least Concern

European grain moth

Nemapogon granella

Least Concern

Harris mud crab

Rhithropanopeus harrisii

Not Evaluated

Drugstore beetle

Stegobium paniceum

Least Concern

Mediterranean fig scale

Lepidosaphes ulmi

Not Evaluated

Bean weevil

Acanthoscelides obtectus

Not Evaluated

White-marked spider beetle

Ptinus fur

Least Concern

lesser grain borer

Rhyzopertha dominica

Not Evaluated

dooryard sowbug

Porcellio laevis

Least Concern

Firebrat

Thermobia domestica

Not Evaluated

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa Weevil

Hypera postica

Least Concern

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Least Concern

potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

bird cherry-oat aphid

Rhopalosiphum padi

Not Evaluated

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

Angoumois grain moth

Sitotroga cerealella

Not Evaluated

Hardback Beetle

Tenebrio molitor

Least Concern

Confused flour beetle

Tribolium confusum

Least Concern

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Small Black Ant

Lasius niger

Least Concern

Little house fly

Fannia canicularis

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Azalea leafminer

Caloptilia azaleella

Not Evaluated

Larder beetle

Dermestes lardarius

Least Concern

Fur carpet beetle

Attagenus pellio

Least Concern

Mediterranean flour moth

Ephestia kuehniella

Least Concern

Buff tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Least Concern

Tapestry moth

Trichophaga tapetzella

Extinct

Finlayson's squirrel

Callosciurus finlaysonii

Least Concern

Cigarette beetle

Lasioderma serricorne

Not Evaluated

Broadbean weevil

Bruchus rufimanus

Not Evaluated

Pea weevil

Bruchus pisorum

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Macropsis fuscula

Least Concern

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

False Blister Beetle

Nacerdes melanura

Least Concern

German cockroach

Blattella germanica

Not Evaluated

brown-banded cockroach

Supella longipalpa

Not Evaluated

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Cosmopolitan powderpost beetle

Lyctus linearis

Endangered

Brown powderpost beetle

Lyctus brunneus

Not Evaluated

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

Golden Freshwater Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Not Evaluated

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