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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
10
CR + EN + VU
Population
126.476.461
Area
377.975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 4
Vulnerable 4
Near Threatened 9
Least Concern 157
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 354
Extinct 7

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

abacaxi-roxo

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

abobrinha-do-mato

Melothria pendula

Least Concern

absinto

Artemisia absinthium

Not Evaluated

acácia-bastarda

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

acácia-da-austrália

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

acácia-dealbada

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

acácia-de-constantinopla

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

acácia-de-folhas-longas

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

acácia-negra

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

açafroa

Carthamus tinctorius

Not Evaluated

Acanto-bastardo

Onopordum acanthium

Endangered

acer-negundo

Acer negundo

Not Evaluated

açofeifeira

Ziziphus jujuba

Least Concern

adlaí

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

afasta-moscas

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

agrião

Barbarea verna

Not Evaluated

agrião

Lepidium ruderale

Least Concern

agrião-mouro

Lepidium sativum

Not Evaluated

agrião-selvagem

Drymaria cordata

Least Concern

agulha

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Ailanto

Ailanthus altissima

Not Evaluated

aipo

Apium graveolens

Not Evaluated

ajuga

Ajuga reptans

Endangered

albafor

Cyperus longus

Not Evaluated

albatroz-de-rabo-curto

Phoebastria albatrus

Vulnerable

alcarnache

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Alegria-dos-jardins

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

alface

Lactuca sativa

Not Evaluated

alface-da-terra

Valerianella locusta

Near Threatened

alface-de-água

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

alface-silvestre

Lactuca serriola

Least Concern

alfafa-de-flor-amarela

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

alfafa-de-folhas-manchadas

Medicago arabica

Least Concern

alfenheiro-do-japão

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

alfinete

Silene gallica

Extinct

alfinetes-de-senhora

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

alho-americano

Nothoscordum gracile

Not Evaluated

aljôfar

Lithospermum officinale

Near Threatened

almeirao

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

aloé-dos-cem-anos

Agave americana

Least Concern

alpista

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

alquequenje-amarelo

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

alteia-arbustiva

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

amarelinha

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

amarra-amarra

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

amarra-amarra

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

amarra-pinto

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

ambrosia

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

amêijoa-mercenária

Mercenaria mercenaria

Not Evaluated

ameixa

Prunus salicina

Least Concern

amendoim-bravo

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

amendoim-bravo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

amio

Ammi majus

Not Evaluated

amor-de-campo-sujo

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

amor-de-velho

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

amoreira-branca

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

amor-perfeito

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

amor-perfeito-de-verão

Torenia fournieri

Not Evaluated

ançarinha-branca

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

arabidópsis

Arabidopsis thaliana

Least Concern

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