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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 43
Least Concern 435
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

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

African clawed frog

Xenopus laevis

Not Evaluated

White-Triangle Slender

Caloptilia stigmatella

Least Concern

Gold birch midget

Phyllonorycter cavella

Least Concern

Sallow midget

Phyllonorycter hilarella

Least Concern

Humpbacked minute scavenger beetle

Cartodere nodifer

Least Concern

Red birch midget

Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella

Least Concern

Grey-alder midget

Phyllonorycter strigulatella

Least Concern

Brown birch slender

Parornix betulae

Least Concern

Mugwort slender

Leucospilapteryx omissella

Least Concern

fox tapeworm

Echinococcus multilocularis

Not Evaluated

miniature awlsnail

Subulina octona

Not Evaluated

decollate snail

Rumina decollata

Not Evaluated

Asian paddle crab

Charybdis japonica

Not Evaluated

Broadbean weevil

Bruchus rufimanus

Not Evaluated

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

Not Evaluated

Mealybug destroyer

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips palmi

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips simplex

Not Evaluated

Yellow Larch Tortrix

Ptycholomoides aeriferana

Near Threatened

Oriental Rat Flea

Xenopsylla cheopis

Not Evaluated

Pyralid moth

Paralipsa gularis

Not Evaluated

Rice moth

Corcyra cephalonica

Not Evaluated

rhesus monkey

Macaca mulatta

Least Concern

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster

Not Evaluated

Siberian weasel

Mustela sibirica

Least Concern

Blackbottle

Protophormia terraenovae

Least Concern

black line scale

Ischnaspis longirostris

Not Evaluated

boisduval scale

Diaspis boisduvalii

Not Evaluated

common parlatoria scale

Parlatoria proteus

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Sycamore Lace Bug

Corythucha ciliata

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Eupteryx artemisiae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Aguriahana stellulata

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Alnetoidia alneti

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Eurhadina concinna

Least Concern

California red scale

Aonidiella aurantii

Not Evaluated

Root-eating beetle

Monotoma picipes

Least Concern

palm scale

Eucalymnatus tessellatus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Stenopelmus rufinasus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Sitona cylindricollis

Least Concern

Weevil

Parascythopus intrusus

Not Evaluated

Brindled Plume

Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Least Concern

Reedbed Plume

Emmelina argoteles

Not Evaluated

California scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Not Evaluated

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Trogium pulsatorium

Not Evaluated

Book lice

Lepinotus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Banded thrip

Franklinothrips vespiformis

Not Evaluated

Smalleyed flour beetle

Palorus ratzeburgi

Not Evaluated

Longheaded flour beetle

Latheticus oryzae

Not Evaluated

Dark mealworm

Tenebrio obscurus

Not Evaluated

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis pearmani

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis corrodens

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis entomophila

Not Evaluated

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

Not Evaluated

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