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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
45
CR + EN + VU
Population
126 476 461
Area
377 975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 13
Endangered 18
Vulnerable 14
Near Threatened 27
Least Concern 304
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 610
Extinct 18

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Leopard's Bane

Arnica montana

Vulnerable

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Yellow potato cyst nematode

Globodera rostochiensis

Not Evaluated

Little house fly

Fannia canicularis

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Cat'S Ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Loose Silky-bent

Apera spica-venti

Least Concern

spotted alfalfa aphid

Therioaphis trifolii

Not Evaluated

Black-grass

Alopecurus myosuroides

Least Concern

Blood Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Not Evaluated

ivy aphid

Aphis hederae

Not Evaluated

Clown beetle

Carcinops pumilio

Least Concern

Sneezeweed

Achillea ptarmica

Least Concern

Small Golden-rod Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus

Least Concern

Small Black Ant

Lasius niger

Least Concern

Woodland ragwort

Senecio sylvaticus

Least Concern

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Sticky ragwort

Senecio viscosus

Least Concern

Seaside barley

Hordeum marinum

Extinct

Mouse barley

Hordeum murinum

Least Concern

Brown Knapweed

Centaurea jacea

Least Concern

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Field Brome

Bromus arvensis

Near Threatened

Scentless false mayweed

Tripleurospermum inodorum

Least Concern

Rye brome

Bromus secalinus

Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Confused flour beetle

Tribolium confusum

Least Concern

Barley Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Least Concern

Goat's-beard

Tragopogon pratensis

Least Concern

Foxtail barley

Hordeum jubatum

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Brachysomus echinatus

Least Concern

Meadow brome

Bromus commutatus

Near Threatened

Clover weevil

Sitona hispidulus

Least Concern

Hardback Beetle

Tenebrio molitor

Least Concern

Teff

Eragrostis tef

Not Evaluated

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Narrownecked grain beetle

Omonadus floralis

Least Concern

Creeping velvetgrass

Holcus mollis

Least Concern

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Angoumois grain moth

Sitotroga cerealella

Not Evaluated

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Least Concern

Reeves's muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

Not Evaluated

Eurasian Woodland Bluegrass

Poa nemoralis

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis tristis

Least Concern

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis flavicollis

Least Concern

bird cherry-oat aphid

Rhopalosiphum padi

Not Evaluated

Autumn Millet

Panicum dichotomiflorum

Not Evaluated

Planthopper

Planaphrodes bifasciata

Least Concern

Common Panicgrass

Panicum capillare

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Zygina flammigera

Least Concern

potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

Black oats

Avena strigosa

Extinct

Leafhopper

Elymana sulphurella

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Kybos smaragdula

Least Concern

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Least Concern

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

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