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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
57
CR + EN + VU
Population
126 476 461
Area
377 975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 437
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 878
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Japanese wrinkled frog

Glandirana rugosa

Least Concern

Japanese Common Toad

Bufo japonicus

Least Concern

Daruma Pond Frog (Rana porosa brevipoda)

Pelophylax porosus

Least Concern

Japanese Brown Frog

Rana japonica

Least Concern

Okinawa Narrow-Mouthed Toad

Microhyla okinavensis

Least Concern

Sakishima Rice Frog

Fejervarya sakishimensis

Least Concern

common parlatoria scale

Parlatoria proteus

Not Evaluated

brown-banded cockroach

Supella longipalpa

Not Evaluated

Dsinezumi Shrew

Crocidura dsinezumi

Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

Mustela itatsi

Near Threatened

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Common Rose

Pachliopta aristolochiae

Least Concern

hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Least Concern

boisduval scale

Diaspis boisduvalii

Not Evaluated

black line scale

Ischnaspis longirostris

Not Evaluated

German cockroach

Blattella germanica

Not Evaluated

Blackbottle

Protophormia terraenovae

Least Concern

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

False Blister Beetle

Nacerdes melanura

Least Concern

Florida wax scale

Ceroplastes floridensis

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

Not Evaluated

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

rhesus monkey

Macaca mulatta

Least Concern

Ascidian

Polyandrocarpa zorritensis

Not Evaluated

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

arrow-head scale

Unaspis yanonensis

Not Evaluated

cellar spiders

Crossopriza lyoni

Not Evaluated

Rice moth

Corcyra cephalonica

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Macropsis notata

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tenuipalpus pacificus

Not Evaluated

Pyralid moth

Paralipsa gularis

Not Evaluated

Mud Dauber

Sceliphron caementarium

Not Evaluated

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Melon fly

Bactrocera cucurbitae

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Macropsis fuscula

Least Concern

Immortal jellyfish

Turritopsis dohrnii

Not Evaluated

pineapple mealybug

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Asian chestnut gall wasp

Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Not Evaluated

brown scale

Saissetia coffeae

Not Evaluated

Magnificent Bryozoan

Pectinatella magnifica

Not Evaluated

Natal rock oyster

Saccostrea cuccullata

Not Evaluated

Common Currant

Ribes rubrum

Least Concern

Oriental Rat Flea

Xenopsylla cheopis

Not Evaluated

Climbing False Buckwheat

Fallopia dumetorum

Least Concern

Duckwheat

Fagopyrum tataricum

Not Evaluated

Redvein dock

Rumex sanguineus

Critically Endangered

Clustered Dock

Rumex conglomeratus

Least Concern

Bristle Dock

Rumex maritimus

Endangered

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Yellow Larch Tortrix

Ptycholomoides aeriferana

Near Threatened

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

Thrips

Thrips simplex

Not Evaluated

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