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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
53
CR + EN + VU
Population
126 476 461
Area
377 975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 18
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 37
Least Concern 404
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 861
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

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

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Sycamore Lace Bug

Corythucha ciliata

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Eupteryx artemisiae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Aguriahana stellulata

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Alnetoidia alneti

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Eurhadina concinna

Least Concern

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

Root-eating beetle

Monotoma picipes

Least Concern

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

Smalleyed flour beetle

Palorus ratzeburgi

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

Dried Fruit Beetle

Carpophilus hemipterus

Least Concern

Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea canaliculata

Least Concern

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

common squirrel monkey

Saimiri sciureus

Least Concern

Mahogany Ridgeback scarab

Sigorus porcus

Near Threatened

Black-spotted Pond Frog

Pelophylax nigromaculatus

Near Threatened

Mite

Phytonemus pallidus

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Uroleucon taraxaci

Not Evaluated

onyx slippersnail

Crepidula onyx

Not Evaluated

Minute black scavenger fly

Scatopse notata

Not Evaluated

Golden buprestid

Buprestis aurulenta

Not Evaluated

false parlatoria scale

Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides

Not Evaluated

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

fly speck scale

Gymnaspis aechmeae

Not Evaluated

pineapple scale

Diaspis bromeliae

Not Evaluated

Sea-wormwood Leafhopper

Chlorita viridula

Least Concern

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

Hiller's spider beetle

Pseudeurostus hilleri

Not Evaluated

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