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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 43
Least Concern 439
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 874
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Linden midget

Phyllonorycter issikii

Not Evaluated

Royal midget

Phyllonorycter pastorella

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

Hairy Fungus Beetle

Typhaea stercorea

Data Deficient

Northern cattle grub

Hypoderma bovis

Extinct

Pear thrips

Taeniothrips inconsequens

Not Evaluated

Gammarid amphipod

Grandidierella japonica

Not Evaluated

Coffee bean weevil

Araecerus fasciculatus

Not Evaluated

cactus scale

Diaspis echinocacti

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Evacanthus interruptus

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Kybos smaragdula

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Elymana sulphurella

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Zygina flammigera

Least Concern

Planthopper

Planaphrodes bifasciata

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis flavicollis

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis tristis

Least Concern

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Narrownecked grain beetle

Omonadus floralis

Least Concern

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Clover weevil

Sitona hispidulus

Least Concern

Weevil

Brachysomus echinatus

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

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

minute gem

Hawaiia minuscula

Not Evaluated

two-banded fungus beetle

Alphitophagus bifasciatus

Least Concern

American White Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

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

fox tapeworm

Echinococcus multilocularis

Not Evaluated

miniature awlsnail

Subulina octona

Not Evaluated

decollate snail

Rumina decollata

Not Evaluated

Mealybug destroyer

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Not Evaluated

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

Not Evaluated

Asian paddle crab

Charybdis japonica

Not Evaluated

Humpbacked minute scavenger beetle

Cartodere nodifer

Least Concern

Thrips

Thrips palmi

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips simplex

Not Evaluated

Yellow Larch Tortrix

Ptycholomoides aeriferana

Near Threatened

Oriental Rat Flea

Xenopsylla cheopis

Not Evaluated

Pyralid moth

Paralipsa gularis

Not Evaluated

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