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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
45
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 13
Endangered 18
Vulnerable 14
Near Threatened 27
Least Concern 304
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 610
Extinct 18

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

weeping willow

Salix babylonica

Not Evaluated

flax dodder

Cuscuta epilinum

Extinct

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Common Violet

Viola odorata

Not Evaluated

Johnny jumpup

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

common broomrape

Orobanche minor

Near Threatened

California scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Not Evaluated

Common Sage

Salvia officinalis

Not Evaluated

Common Motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

Near Threatened

Hedge-Nettle

Stachys palustris

Least Concern

Staggerweed

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Annual Yellow-woundwort

Stachys annua

Not Evaluated

Ajuga

Ajuga reptans

Endangered

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Near Threatened

Splitlip hempnettle

Galeopsis bifida

Least Concern

Brittlestem hempnettle

Galeopsis tetrahit

Least Concern

Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Not Evaluated

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Not Evaluated

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Not Evaluated

Bergamot Mint

Mentha aquatica

Least Concern

Apple Mint

Mentha suaveolens

Least Concern

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

Not Evaluated

Black Peppermint

Mentha piperita

Not Evaluated

Balm

Melissa officinalis

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Not Evaluated

white ramping-fumitory

Fumaria capreolata

Near Threatened

Common Fumitory

Fumaria officinalis

Least Concern

common ramping-fumitory

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Horned Poppy

Glaucium flavum

Near Threatened

Blindeyes

Papaver dubium

Least Concern

Oriental poppy

Papaver orientale

Not Evaluated

Corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Least Concern

Small-leaf spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis

Not Evaluated

Linearleaf snapdragon

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Coliseum-Ivy

Cymbalaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Tricolored Munia

Lonchura malacca

Least Concern

Black Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Plantain

Plantago major

Least Concern

sharped-leaved fluellen

Kickxia elatine

Least Concern

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Bright-Blue Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Least Concern

Water speedwell

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Vulnerable

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Least Concern

Ivy-leaved Speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

Least Concern

fingered speedwell

Veronica triphyllos

Critically Endangered

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Brooklime

Veronica beccabunga

Least Concern

dark speedwell

Veronica opaca

Critically Endangered

Butter And Eggs

Linaria vulgaris

Least Concern

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Least Concern

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Least Concern

Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

Least Concern

Hedgerow Crane'S-Bill

Geranium pyrenaicum

Least Concern

Awnless Geranium

Geranium molle

Least Concern

Cutleaf geranium

Geranium dissectum

Endangered

Siberian Crane'S-Bill

Geranium sibiricum

Not Evaluated

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Vulnerable

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