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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
45
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 13
Endangered 18
Vulnerable 14
Near Threatened 27
Least Concern 304
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 610
Extinct 18

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Joint-Leaf Rush

Juncus articulatus

Least Concern

Dudley'S Rush

Juncus tenuis

Least Concern

pellitory-of-the-wall

Parietaria judaica

Least Concern

Dwarf nettle

Urtica urens

Vulnerable

Big-Sting Nettle

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

Floating Sundew

Drosera intermedia

Least Concern

Nuttall's waterweed

Elodea nuttallii

Not Evaluated

Common Kidney-Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Vulnerable

Tall Melilot

Melilotus altissimus

Least Concern

Bokhara Clover

Melilotus albus

Not Evaluated

Annual yellow sweetclover

Melilotus indicus

Not Evaluated

Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

Least Concern

Bush Vetch

Vicia sepium

Least Concern

Spring vetch

Vicia lathyroides

Endangered

Fodder Vetch

Vicia villosa

Vulnerable

Smooth yellow vetch

Vicia lutea

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Least Concern

yellow vetchling

Lathyrus aphaca

Near Threatened

Meadow pea

Lathyrus pratensis

Least Concern

Cyprus Vetch

Lathyrus ochrus

Not Evaluated

Bastard Indigo

Amorpha fruticosa

Not Evaluated

European yellow lupine

Lupinus luteus

Not Evaluated

Garden lupin

Lupinus polyphyllus

Not Evaluated

Serradella

Ornithopus sativus

Not Evaluated

Little white bird's-foot

Ornithopus perpusillus

Least Concern

Yellow Serradella

Ornithopus compressus

Not Evaluated

Burclover

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

Burclover

Medicago arabica

Least Concern

greater birdsfoot-trefoil

Lotus pedunculatus

Least Concern

Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Least Concern

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Vulnerable

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

American Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Not Evaluated

Creeping White Clover

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

Hairy Clover

Trifolium arvense

Least Concern

strawberry clover

Trifolium fragiferum

Vulnerable

Annual Strawberry Clover

Trifolium resupinatum

Not Evaluated

Big Hop Clover

Trifolium campestre

Near Threatened

Carnation Clover

Trifolium incarnatum

Not Evaluated

knotted clover

Trifolium striatum

Near Threatened

Golden Clover

Trifolium aureum

Near Threatened

Mammoth Clover

Trifolium medium

Near Threatened

Subterranean clover

Trifolium subterraneum

Near Threatened

Clustered clover

Trifolium glomeratum

Not Evaluated

Alsike Clover

Trifolium hybridum

Least Concern

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Chilean Clover

Trifolium pratense

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Alpine Squill

Scilla bifolia

Not Evaluated

Common Star-Of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Least Concern

European Lily Of The Valley

Convallaria majalis

Least Concern

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Chinese Teaplant

Lycium chinense

Not Evaluated

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Hoe nightshade

Solanum physalifolium

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Least Concern

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