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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
56
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 41
Least Concern 426
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

Blackdisk medick

Medicago orbicularis

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Black fungus beetle

Alphitobius laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Black gram

Vigna mungo

Not Evaluated

Black-grass

Alopecurus myosuroides

Least Concern

Black Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Not Evaluated

Black larder beetle

Dermestes ater

Not Evaluated

black line scale

Ischnaspis longirostris

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Arizona beggar-ticks

Bidens aurea

Not Evaluated

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

arrow-head scale

Unaspis yanonensis

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf clover

Trifolium vesiculosum

Not Evaluated

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

Asian Hornet

Vespa velutina

Not Evaluated

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora glabripennis

Not Evaluated

Asian paddle crab

Charybdis japonica

Not Evaluated

Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

Least Concern

Asian chestnut gall wasp

Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Not Evaluated

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Asian spiderflower

Arivela viscosa

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Not Evaluated

Belgian Endive

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

Belvedere

Bassia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Bergamot Mint

Mentha aquatica

Least Concern

Bermuda buttercup

Oxalis pes-caprae

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

bigpod sesbania

Sesbania herbacea

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Big-Seed False Flax

Camelina sativa

Extinct

Big-Sting Nettle

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

biennial beeblossom

Oenothera gaura

Not Evaluated

Big-Bract Vervain

Verbena bracteata

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Black Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Black soldier fly

Hermetia illucens

Not Evaluated

Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Least Concern

Bladder Campion

Silene latifolia

Least Concern

Bladder Campion

Silene vulgaris

Least Concern

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Blessed milkthistle

Silybum marianum

Not Evaluated

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Blindeyes

Papaver dubium

Least Concern

Blister Flower

Ranunculus bulbosus

Vulnerable

Blood Milkwort

Polygala sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Blood Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Not Evaluated

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Least Concern

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