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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

Golden Freshwater Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Eurhadina concinna

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Alnetoidia alneti

Not Evaluated

Brown powderpost beetle

Lyctus brunneus

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Aguriahana stellulata

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Eupteryx artemisiae

Least Concern

Cosmopolitan powderpost beetle

Lyctus linearis

Endangered

Amur Hedgehog

Erinaceus amurensis

Least Concern

Sycamore Lace Bug

Corythucha ciliata

Not Evaluated

Japanese Weasel

Mustela itatsi

Near Threatened

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Common Rose

Pachliopta aristolochiae

Least Concern

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

common parlatoria scale

Parlatoria proteus

Not Evaluated

brown-banded cockroach

Supella longipalpa

Not Evaluated

California red scale

Aonidiella citrina

Not Evaluated

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Least Concern

boisduval scale

Diaspis boisduvalii

Not Evaluated

black line scale

Ischnaspis longirostris

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

Not Evaluated

German cockroach

Blattella germanica

Not Evaluated

Blackbottle

Protophormia terraenovae

Least Concern

Siberian weasel

Mustela sibirica

Least Concern

False Blister Beetle

Nacerdes melanura

Least Concern

Bisamratte

Ondatra zibethicus

Not Evaluated

rhesus monkey

Macaca mulatta

Least Concern

arrow-head scale

Unaspis yanonensis

Not Evaluated

cellar spiders

Crossopriza lyoni

Not Evaluated

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Macropsis notata

Not Evaluated

Rice moth

Corcyra cephalonica

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tenuipalpus pacificus

Not Evaluated

Pyralid moth

Paralipsa gularis

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Macropsis fuscula

Least Concern

brown scale

Saissetia coffeae

Not Evaluated

Melon fly

Bactrocera cucurbitae

Not Evaluated

Oriental Rat Flea

Xenopsylla cheopis

Not Evaluated

Yellow Larch Tortrix

Ptycholomoides aeriferana

Near Threatened

pineapple mealybug

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Asian chestnut gall wasp

Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

Thrips

Thrips simplex

Not Evaluated

Natal rock oyster

Saccostrea cuccullata

Not Evaluated

Common Currant

Ribes rubrum

Least Concern

Thrips

Thrips palmi

Not Evaluated

Climbing False Buckwheat

Fallopia dumetorum

Least Concern

Duckwheat

Fagopyrum tataricum

Not Evaluated

Redvein dock

Rumex sanguineus

Critically Endangered

Clustered Dock

Rumex conglomeratus

Least Concern

Bristle Dock

Rumex maritimus

Endangered

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Pea weevil

Bruchus pisorum

Not Evaluated

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Humpbacked minute scavenger beetle

Cartodere nodifer

Least Concern

Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor

Least Concern

Broadbean weevil

Bruchus rufimanus

Not Evaluated

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

Not Evaluated

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