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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
53
CR + EN + VU
Population
126 476 461
Area
377 975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 18
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 37
Least Concern 404
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 861
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

crab eating macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Endangered

Dirty Sea-Squirt

Ascidiella aspersa

Least Concern

American Bull Frog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not Evaluated

Reeves's muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

Not Evaluated

bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Jenkins' spire shell

Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Not Evaluated

African clawed frog

Xenopus laevis

Not Evaluated

brown scale

Saissetia coffeae

Not Evaluated

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Least Concern

bay barnacle

Amphibalanus improvisus

Not Evaluated

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Least Concern

woolly apple aphid

Eriosoma lanigerum

Not Evaluated

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

Not Evaluated

Molgula

Molgula manhattensis

Not Evaluated

Pearly Underwing

Peridroma saucia

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

silver y

Autographa gamma

Least Concern

Sawtoothed grain beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Near Threatened

Citrus mealybug

Planococcus citri

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

American Hard-Shelled Clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Not Evaluated

2-spot ladybird

Adalia bipunctata

Vulnerable

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

Webbing clothes moth

Tineola bisselliella

Least Concern

European grain moth

Nemapogon granella

Least Concern

Harris mud crab

Rhithropanopeus harrisii

Not Evaluated

Drugstore beetle

Stegobium paniceum

Least Concern

Mediterranean fig scale

Lepidosaphes ulmi

Not Evaluated

Bean weevil

Acanthoscelides obtectus

Not Evaluated

White-marked spider beetle

Ptinus fur

Least Concern

lesser grain borer

Rhyzopertha dominica

Not Evaluated

dooryard sowbug

Porcellio laevis

Least Concern

Firebrat

Thermobia domestica

Not Evaluated

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa Weevil

Hypera postica

Least Concern

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Least Concern

potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

bird cherry-oat aphid

Rhopalosiphum padi

Not Evaluated

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

Angoumois grain moth

Sitotroga cerealella

Not Evaluated

Hardback Beetle

Tenebrio molitor

Least Concern

Confused flour beetle

Tribolium confusum

Least Concern

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Small Black Ant

Lasius niger

Least Concern

Little house fly

Fannia canicularis

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Azalea leafminer

Caloptilia azaleella

Not Evaluated

Larder beetle

Dermestes lardarius

Least Concern

Fur carpet beetle

Attagenus pellio

Least Concern

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