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Japan
Asia · Eastern Asia
Total Species
1446
Threatened
53
CR + EN + VU
Population
126476461
Area
377975 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
2-spot ladybird
Adalia bipunctata
Vulnerable
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Endangered
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Least Concern
Amur Hedgehog
Erinaceus amurensis
Least Concern
Common Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
Vulnerable
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Least Concern
Asian house shrew
Suncus murinus
Least Concern
Common Silver Hairgrass
Aira caryophyllea
Endangered
Ecoregions
Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Indomalaya
Ogasawara subtropical moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Oceania
Hokkaido deciduous forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests · Palearctic
Nihonkai evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests · Palearctic
Nihonkai montane deciduous forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests · Palearctic
Taiheiyo evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests · Palearctic
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