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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

Powderpost beetle

Minthea rugicollis

Not Evaluated

Bostrichid beetle

Heterobostrychus hamatipennis

Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Weevil

Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Not Evaluated

Powder-post checkered beetle

Tarsostenus univittatus

Not Evaluated

Foreign grain beetle

Ahasverus advena

Least Concern

Cryptamorpha

Cryptamorpha desjardinsi

Not Evaluated

Flat grain beetle

Cryptolestes pusillus

Not Evaluated

Black fungus beetle

Alphitobius laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Depressed flour beetle

Palorus subdepressus

Not Evaluated

Fly

Drosophila simulans

Not Evaluated

cacticans mealybug

Rhizoecus cacticans

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Carpophilus marginellus

Least Concern

Corn sap beetle

Carpophilus dimidiatus

Not Evaluated

Fly

Coboldia fuscipes

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Plaster beetle

Cartodere constricta

Least Concern

Herbarium Beetle

Dienerella filum

Least Concern

Common thrip

Echinothrips americanus

Not Evaluated

Black larder beetle

Dermestes ater

Not Evaluated

Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Siamese grain beetle

Lophocateres pusillus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus abramus

Least Concern

Common cattle grub

Hypoderma lineatum

Extinct

Wasp

Bruchophagus gibbus

Not Evaluated

Asiatic Toad

Bufo gargarizans

Least Concern

Thrips

Frankliniella intonsa

Not Evaluated

Black Blow Fly

Phormia regina

Not Evaluated

Common Tree Frog/Four-lined Tree Frog

Polypedates leucomystax

Least Concern

Lewis spider mite

Eotetranychus lewisi

Not Evaluated

Redbanded thrip

Selenothrips rubrocinctus

Not Evaluated

Japanese wrinkled frog

Glandirana rugosa

Least Concern

Japanese Common Toad

Bufo japonicus

Least Concern

Daruma Pond Frog (Rana porosa brevipoda)

Pelophylax porosus

Least Concern

Japanese Brown Frog

Rana japonica

Least Concern

Okinawa Narrow-Mouthed Toad

Microhyla okinavensis

Least Concern

Sakishima Rice Frog

Fejervarya sakishimensis

Least Concern

Gem-faced civet

Paguma larvata

Least Concern

Amur Hedgehog

Erinaceus amurensis

Least Concern

Dsinezumi Shrew

Crocidura dsinezumi

Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

Mustela itatsi

Near Threatened

Chinese giant salamander

Andrias davidianus

Critically Endangered

Common Rose

Pachliopta aristolochiae

Least Concern

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean green crab

Carcinus aestuarii

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

Indian House Cricket

Gryllodes sigillatus

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Polyandrocarpa zorritensis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Not Evaluated

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

cellar spiders

Crossopriza lyoni

Not Evaluated

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Macropsis notata

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tenuipalpus pacificus

Not Evaluated

tuberculate pear crab

Pyromaia tuberculata

Not Evaluated

Mud Dauber

Sceliphron caementarium

Not Evaluated

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