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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

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

Barn vetch

Vicia monantha

Not Evaluated

Bastard Alkanet

Buglossoides arvensis

Critically Endangered

Bastard Cress

Thlaspi arvense

Least Concern

Bastard Cress

Lepidium campestre

Least Concern

Bathroom Moth Fly

Clogmia albipunctatus

Not Evaluated

bay barnacle

Amphibalanus improvisus

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Bayou Violet

Viola sororia

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Beaked Clothes

Tinea translucens

Not Evaluated

Beanpodded Mustard

Chorispora tenella

Not Evaluated

Bearded Iris

Iris germanica

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

beautiful grass snail

Vallonia pulchella

Vulnerable

Beauty Of The Night

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Beefsteak

Perilla frutescens

Least Concern

Bee Plant

Borago officinalis

Not Evaluated

Beggar'S Button

Arctium minus

Least Concern

Blackbottle

Protophormia terraenovae

Least Concern

Black carpet beetle

Attagenus unicolor

Not Evaluated

Black Crystalwort

Riccia nigrella

Not Evaluated

Blackdisk medick

Medicago orbicularis

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Black fungus beetle

Alphitobius laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Black gram

Vigna mungo

Not Evaluated

Black-grass

Alopecurus myosuroides

Least Concern

Black Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Not Evaluated

Black larder beetle

Dermestes ater

Not Evaluated

black line scale

Ischnaspis longirostris

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

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