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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

Dried Fruit Beetle

Carpophilus hemipterus

Least Concern

Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea canaliculata

Least Concern

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphelinus mali

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Encarsia formosa

Not Evaluated

Lobster cockroach

Nauphoeta cinerea

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Frisch's carpet beetle

Dermestes frischi

Least Concern

Black carpet beetle

Attagenus unicolor

Not Evaluated

Beaked Clothes

Tinea translucens

Not Evaluated

common parlatoria scale

Parlatoria proteus

Not Evaluated

common squirrel monkey

Saimiri sciureus

Least Concern

Mahogany Ridgeback scarab

Sigorus porcus

Near Threatened

brown-banded cockroach

Supella longipalpa

Not Evaluated

Mite

Phytonemus pallidus

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Uroleucon taraxaci

Not Evaluated

onyx slippersnail

Crepidula onyx

Not Evaluated

Minute black scavenger fly

Scatopse notata

Not Evaluated

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

false parlatoria scale

Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides

Not Evaluated

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

fly speck scale

Gymnaspis aechmeae

Not Evaluated

hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Least Concern

Sea-wormwood Leafhopper

Chlorita viridula

Least Concern

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

Hiller's spider beetle

Pseudeurostus hilleri

Not Evaluated

boisduval scale

Diaspis boisduvalii

Not Evaluated

Bostrichid beetle

Heterobostrychus hamatipennis

Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Weevil

Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Not Evaluated

Powder-post checkered beetle

Tarsostenus univittatus

Not Evaluated

Foreign grain beetle

Ahasverus advena

Least Concern

Cryptamorpha

Cryptamorpha desjardinsi

Not Evaluated

Flat grain beetle

Cryptolestes pusillus

Not Evaluated

black line scale

Ischnaspis longirostris

Not Evaluated

Depressed flour beetle

Palorus subdepressus

Not Evaluated

Fly

Drosophila simulans

Not Evaluated

cacticans mealybug

Rhizoecus cacticans

Not Evaluated

German cockroach

Blattella germanica

Not Evaluated

Corn sap beetle

Carpophilus dimidiatus

Not Evaluated

Fly

Coboldia fuscipes

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Blackbottle

Protophormia terraenovae

Least Concern

Plaster beetle

Cartodere constricta

Least Concern

Herbarium Beetle

Dienerella filum

Least Concern

Common thrip

Echinothrips americanus

Not Evaluated

Black larder beetle

Dermestes ater

Not Evaluated

Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Siamese grain beetle

Lophocateres pusillus

Not Evaluated

False Blister Beetle

Nacerdes melanura

Least Concern

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Bruchophagus gibbus

Not Evaluated

rhesus monkey

Macaca mulatta

Least Concern

Thrips

Frankliniella intonsa

Not Evaluated

Galician mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

Black Blow Fly

Phormia regina

Not Evaluated

Formosan rock macaque

Macaca cyclopis

Least Concern

Common Tree Frog/Four-lined Tree Frog

Polypedates leucomystax

Least Concern

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

Rice moth

Corcyra cephalonica

Not Evaluated

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