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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
Abura Koumori
Pipistrellus abramus
Least Concern
ハイイロハッカ
Acridotheres ginginianus
Least Concern
ハッカチョウ
Acridotheres cristatellus
Least Concern
ベニスズメ
Amandava amandava
Least Concern
Common Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
Vulnerable
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Least Concern
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Endangered
Amur Hedgehog
Erinaceus amurensis
Least Concern
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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