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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

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Amur Hedgehog

Erinaceus amurensis

Least Concern

Gem-faced civet

Paguma larvata

Least Concern

Wormwood Plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

Least Concern

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Sakishima Rice Frog

Fejervarya sakishimensis

Least Concern

Okinawa Narrow-Mouthed Toad

Microhyla okinavensis

Least Concern

Hoary Plume

Platyptilia isodactylus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Brown Frog

Rana japonica

Least Concern

Daruma Pond Frog (Rana porosa brevipoda)

Pelophylax porosus

Least Concern

Dusky Plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

Endangered

Japanese Common Toad

Bufo japonicus

Least Concern

Japanese wrinkled frog

Glandirana rugosa

Least Concern

Redbanded thrip

Selenothrips rubrocinctus

Not Evaluated

Hoe nightshade

Solanum physalifolium

Not Evaluated

Lewis spider mite

Eotetranychus lewisi

Not Evaluated

Freshwater Jellyfish

Craspedacusta sowerbii

Not Evaluated

2-spot ladybird

Adalia bipunctata

Vulnerable

Common Tree Frog/Four-lined Tree Frog

Polypedates leucomystax

Least Concern

Formosan rock macaque

Macaca cyclopis

Least Concern

Bamboo powderpost beetle

Dinoderus minutus

Not Evaluated

Black Blow Fly

Phormia regina

Not Evaluated

Common Star-Of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Least Concern

Galician mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Typhlocyba quercus

Least Concern

Thrips

Frankliniella intonsa

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Asiatic Toad

Bufo gargarizans

Least Concern

Clustered clover

Trifolium glomeratum

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Bruchophagus gibbus

Not Evaluated

Common cattle grub

Hypoderma lineatum

Extinct

Tadpole Shrimp

Triops cancriformis

Near Threatened

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Golden Clover

Trifolium aureum

Near Threatened

knotted clover

Trifolium striatum

Near Threatened

Japanese Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus abramus

Least Concern

Big Hop Clover

Trifolium campestre

Near Threatened

Siamese grain beetle

Lophocateres pusillus

Not Evaluated

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

strawberry clover

Trifolium fragiferum

Vulnerable

Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Hairy Clover

Trifolium arvense

Least Concern

Black larder beetle

Dermestes ater

Not Evaluated

Banana bud moth

Opogona sacchari

Not Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Near Threatened

Common thrip

Echinothrips americanus

Not Evaluated

Herbarium Beetle

Dienerella filum

Least Concern

Alpine Squill

Scilla bifolia

Not Evaluated

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

European Lily Of The Valley

Convallaria majalis

Least Concern

Plaster beetle

Cartodere constricta

Least Concern

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

beautiful grass snail

Vallonia pulchella

Vulnerable

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Yellow Serradella

Ornithopus compressus

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Fly

Coboldia fuscipes

Not Evaluated

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