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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

Barley Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Least Concern

Weevil

Brachysomus echinatus

Least Concern

Bronco Grass

Bromus tectorum

Least Concern

Meadow brome

Bromus commutatus

Near Threatened

Clover weevil

Sitona hispidulus

Least Concern

Hardback Beetle

Tenebrio molitor

Least Concern

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Narrownecked grain beetle

Omonadus floralis

Least Concern

Angoumois grain moth

Sitotroga cerealella

Not Evaluated

Creeping velvetgrass

Holcus mollis

Least Concern

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

Reeves's muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

Not Evaluated

American Bull Frog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not Evaluated

Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

Vulnerable

Eurasian Woodland Bluegrass

Poa nemoralis

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis tristis

Least Concern

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis flavicollis

Least Concern

bird cherry-oat aphid

Rhopalosiphum padi

Not Evaluated

Planthopper

Planaphrodes bifasciata

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Zygina flammigera

Least Concern

potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Elymana sulphurella

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Kybos smaragdula

Least Concern

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Evacanthus interruptus

Least Concern

flax darnel

Lolium remotum

Extinct

cactus scale

Diaspis echinocacti

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa Weevil

Hypera postica

Least Concern

Dirty Sea-Squirt

Ascidiella aspersa

Least Concern

Machilus oystershell

Lepidosaphes beckii

Not Evaluated

Coffee bean weevil

Araecerus fasciculatus

Not Evaluated

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Not Evaluated

Gammarid amphipod

Grandidierella japonica

Not Evaluated

Bearded Couch

Elymus caninus

Least Concern

Annual vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum aristatum

Not Evaluated

Pear thrips

Taeniothrips inconsequens

Not Evaluated

Firebrat

Thermobia domestica

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Northern cattle grub

Hypoderma bovis

Extinct

Hairy Fungus Beetle

Typhaea stercorea

Data Deficient

Hide Beetle

Dermestes maculatus

Not Evaluated

Banded greenhouse thrips

Hercinothrips femoralis

Not Evaluated

dooryard sowbug

Porcellio laevis

Least Concern

lesser grain borer

Rhyzopertha dominica

Not Evaluated

crab eating macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Endangered

Surinam cockroach

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Bristle Dock

Rumex maritimus

Endangered

Clustered Dock

Rumex conglomeratus

Least Concern

Little slender

Calybites phasianipennella

Near Threatened

White-marked spider beetle

Ptinus fur

Least Concern

Redvein dock

Rumex sanguineus

Critically Endangered

Duckwheat

Fagopyrum tataricum

Not Evaluated

Royal midget

Phyllonorycter pastorella

Least Concern

Linden midget

Phyllonorycter issikii

Not Evaluated

Bean weevil

Acanthoscelides obtectus

Not Evaluated

Natal rock oyster

Saccostrea cuccullata

Not Evaluated

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