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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
54
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 12
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 420
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 840
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

Hoary Plume

Platyptilia isodactylus

Not Evaluated

beautiful grass snail

Vallonia pulchella

Vulnerable

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Bark Snail

Zonitoides arboreus

Not Evaluated

tulip bulb aphid

Dysaphis tulipae

Not Evaluated

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Redlegged ham beetle

Necrobia rufipes

Least Concern

Meal Moth

Pyralis farinalis

Least Concern

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

Sawtoothed grain beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Lesser mealworm

Alphitobius diaperinus

Least Concern

Cocoa moth

Ephestia elutella

Least Concern

Khapra beetle

Trogoderma granarium

Not Evaluated

silver y

Autographa gamma

Least Concern

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

Human flea

Pulex irritans

Not Evaluated

Willow bent-wing

Phyllocnistis saligna

Least Concern

Thrips

Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis

Not Evaluated

Upland midget

Phyllonorycter junoniella

Least Concern

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Royal midget

Phyllonorycter pastorella

Least Concern

Little slender

Calybites phasianipennella

Near Threatened

Surinam cockroach

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips tabaci

Not Evaluated

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

Western flower thrips

Frankliniella occidentalis

Not Evaluated

Northern cattle grub

Hypoderma bovis

Extinct

cellar glass snail

Oxychilus cellarius

Least Concern

Pearly Underwing

Peridroma saucia

Not Evaluated

Coffee bean weevil

Araecerus fasciculatus

Not Evaluated

Machilus oystershell

Lepidosaphes beckii

Not Evaluated

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Evacanthus interruptus

Least Concern

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Elymana sulphurella

Least Concern

cobweb spiders

Latrodectus mactans

Not Evaluated

Planthopper

Planaphrodes bifasciata

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis flavicollis

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis tristis

Least Concern

Cherry Slug Sawfly

Caliroa cerasi

Not Evaluated

Larch sawfly

Pristiphora erichsonii

Not Evaluated

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

Not Evaluated

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Brachysomus echinatus

Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Clown beetle

Carcinops pumilio

Least Concern

ivy aphid

Aphis hederae

Not Evaluated

spotted alfalfa aphid

Therioaphis trifolii

Not Evaluated

Yellow potato cyst nematode

Globodera rostochiensis

Not Evaluated

Violet checkered beetle

Necrobia violacea

Least Concern

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

minute gem

Hawaiia minuscula

Not Evaluated

Red flour beetle

Tribolium castaneum

Least Concern

Darkling beetle

Tribolium destructor

Least Concern

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