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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Dusky Plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

Endangered

Hoary Plume

Platyptilia isodactylus

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Yarrow Plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

Least Concern

tulip bulb aphid

Dysaphis tulipae

Not Evaluated

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Eumerus funeralis

Least Concern

Redlegged ham beetle

Necrobia rufipes

Least Concern

Asian Hornet

Vespa velutina

Not Evaluated

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Pea weevil

Bruchus pisorum

Not Evaluated

Merchant Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus mercator

Not Evaluated

Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Least Concern

Lesser mealworm

Alphitobius diaperinus

Least Concern

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

Greenhouse white fly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

Poplar bent-wing

Phyllocnistis unipunctella

Not Evaluated

Willow bent-wing

Phyllocnistis saligna

Least Concern

Feathered slender

Caloptilia cuculipennella

Near Threatened

Upland midget

Phyllonorycter junoniella

Least Concern

Linden midget

Phyllonorycter issikii

Not Evaluated

Royal midget

Phyllonorycter pastorella

Least Concern

Little slender

Calybites phasianipennella

Near Threatened

Surinam cockroach

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

African clawed frog

Xenopus laevis

Not Evaluated

Hide Beetle

Dermestes maculatus

Not Evaluated

Broadbean weevil

Bruchus rufimanus

Not Evaluated

Northern cattle grub

Hypoderma bovis

Extinct

California red scale

Aonidiella aurantii

Not Evaluated

Gammarid amphipod

Grandidierella japonica

Not Evaluated

Coffee bean weevil

Araecerus fasciculatus

Not Evaluated

Machilus oystershell

Lepidosaphes beckii

Not Evaluated

cactus scale

Diaspis echinocacti

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Evacanthus interruptus

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Kybos smaragdula

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Elymana sulphurella

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Zygina flammigera

Least Concern

Planthopper

Planaphrodes bifasciata

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis flavicollis

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Oncopsis tristis

Least Concern

California scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Not Evaluated

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Narrownecked grain beetle

Omonadus floralis

Least Concern

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Clover weevil

Sitona hispidulus

Least Concern

Weevil

Brachysomus echinatus

Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Small Golden-rod Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus

Least Concern

Clown beetle

Carcinops pumilio

Least Concern

ivy aphid

Aphis hederae

Not Evaluated

spotted alfalfa aphid

Therioaphis trifolii

Not Evaluated

Yellow potato cyst nematode

Globodera rostochiensis

Not Evaluated

Violet checkered beetle

Necrobia violacea

Least Concern

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

minute gem

Hawaiia minuscula

Not Evaluated

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Not Evaluated

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

Not Evaluated

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