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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
46
CR + EN + VU
Population
126 476 461
Area
377 975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 12
Endangered 16
Vulnerable 18
Near Threatened 28
Least Concern 299
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 589
Extinct 16

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Bulbul Chino

Pycnonotus sinensis

Least Concern

Bulbul Orfeo

Pycnonotus jocosus

Least Concern

cagamuja

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

cambustera

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

camelina pilosa

Camelina sativa

Extinct

campanetes del jardí

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Campanilla

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

campanola

Campanula rapunculoides

Least Concern

cañamazo

Paspalum notatum

Not Evaluated

cáñamo de agua americano

Bidens frondosa

Not Evaluated

cáñamo san

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

canchalagua

Schkuhria pinnata

Not Evaluated

Capuchino Cabeciblanco

Lonchura maja

Least Concern

Capuchino Castaño

Lonchura atricapilla

Least Concern

Capuchino Culiblanco

Lonchura striata

Least Concern

Capuchino Punteado

Lonchura punctulata

Least Concern

capuchos

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

capulí cimarró

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Cardenilla crestada

Paroaria coronata

Least Concern

cardillo

Scolymus hispanicus

Not Evaluated

cardo

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

cardo

Carduus pycnocephalus

Not Evaluated

cardo

Carduus tenuiflorus

Near Threatened

cardo-asnal

Silybum marianum

Not Evaluated

cardo-bendito

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

cardo-chileno

Carthamus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Cardo-espinhoso-nobre

Onopordum acanthium

Endangered

carizzo de la Pampa

Cortaderia selloana

Not Evaluated

carretón de amores

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

cascabel vivaz

Crotalaria trichotoma

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

cebadill criolla

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

cebollín

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

cencilla

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Least Concern

centeno

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

cepillo de botellas

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

chamam açaflor

Carthamus tinctorius

Not Evaluated

chanchito blanca de la pina

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Charlatán Canoro

Garrulax canorus

Least Concern

Charlatán Ceniciento

Garrulax cineraceus

Not Evaluated

Charlatán Enmascarado

Garrulax perspicillatus

Not Evaluated

Charlatán Payaso

Garrulax sannio

Not Evaluated

chatas

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

chícharo-preto

Lathyrus ochrus

Not Evaluated

chichicaste

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

chinchilla enana

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

chocho

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

chopín

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

choroes-dos-jardins

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

chumbera

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

chuva

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Cicercha purpurina

Lathyrus clymenum

Not Evaluated

cicuta

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

cicutilla

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Cigüeña oriental

Ciconia boyciana

Endangered

Cisne negro

Cygnus atratus

Not Evaluated

Cisne Vulgar

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

cive chino

Allium tuberosum

Not Evaluated

clavel imperial

Dianthus barbatus

Not Evaluated

clavellina

Dianthus chinensis

Not Evaluated

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