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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
56
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 41
Least Concern 426
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 878
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

American Cress

Barbarea verna

Not Evaluated

American Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Least Concern

American Ivy

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Least Concern

American Sea Rocket

Cakile edentula

Not Evaluated

American White Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Amphibious Watercress

Rorippa amphibia

Least Concern

Angel's tears

Brugmansia suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Angled Burr Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

Not Evaluated

Angoumois grain moth

Sitotroga cerealella

Not Evaluated

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Aniseed-Weed

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Annual bastardcabbage

Rapistrum rugosum

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

Annual canarygrass

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

Annual Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Annual Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

Annual False Pimpernel

Lindernia dubia

Not Evaluated

Annual Honesty

Lunaria annua

Not Evaluated

Annual Knawel

Scleranthus annuus

Near Threatened

Annual Marsh Fleabane

Pluchea odorata

Least Concern

Annual trampweed

Facelis retusa

Not Evaluated

Annual yellow sweetclover

Melilotus indicus

Not Evaluated

anoda-weed

Anoda cristata

Not Evaluated

Aphid Trap

Proboscidea louisianica

Not Evaluated

Apple Mint

Mentha suaveolens

Least Concern

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Argentina Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Austrian Yellow-cress

Rorippa austriaca

Not Evaluated

Autumn Millet

Panicum dichotomiflorum

Not Evaluated

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Awl Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Not Evaluated

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Awnless Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

Awnless Geranium

Geranium molle

Least Concern

Azalea leafminer

Caloptilia azaleella

Not Evaluated

Azure Bluet

Houstonia caerulea

Not Evaluated

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum

Not Evaluated

Baikal skullcap

Scutellaria baicalensis

Not Evaluated

Balfour'S Jewelweed

Impatiens balfourii

Not Evaluated

Balkan Toadflax

Linaria dalmatica

Not Evaluated

Ball Mustard

Neslia paniculata

Endangered

Balm

Melissa officinalis

Not Evaluated

Banana bud moth

Opogona sacchari

Not Evaluated

Banded greenhouse thrips

Hercinothrips femoralis

Not Evaluated

Banded thrip

Franklinothrips vespiformis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Barley Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Least Concern

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