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China

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
534
Threatened
14
CR + EN + VU
Population
1439323776
Area
9596961 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 6
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 7
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 134
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 366
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 338
Animalia 160
Chromista 32
Fungi 4

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in China

onyx slippersnail

Crepidula onyx

Not Evaluated

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

Fuller rose beetle

Naupactus cervinus

Not Evaluated

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

Wasp

Bruchophagus gibbus

Not Evaluated

Bent-grass nematode

Anguina agrostis

Not Evaluated

Pig Frog

Lithobates grylio

Least Concern

Greenlip Abalone

Haliotis laevigata

Vulnerable

Leafhopper

Typhlocyba quercus

Least Concern

Galician mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

River Frog

Lithobates heckscheri

Least Concern

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Ezo giant scallop

Mizuhopecten yessoensis

Not Evaluated

black Sea jellyfish

Blackfordia virginica

Not Evaluated

whiteleg shrimp

Penaeus vannamei

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Bay Scallop

Argopecten irradians

Not Evaluated

giant abalone

Haliotis gigantea

Not Evaluated

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

Oriental wood borer

Heterobostrychus aequalis

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Paramesus major

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

Melon fly

Bactrocera cucurbitae

Not Evaluated

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

pineapple mealybug

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Common Timothy

Phleum pratense

Least Concern

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

flax darnel

Lolium remotum

Extinct

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

New Forest Cicada

Cicadetta montana

Near Threatened

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Autumn Millet

Panicum dichotomiflorum

Not Evaluated

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Foxtail barley

Hordeum jubatum

Not Evaluated

Field Brome

Bromus arvensis

Near Threatened

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Annual Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

Blood Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Not Evaluated

Diffuse knapweed

Centaurea diffusa

Not Evaluated

Canada goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Not Evaluated

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Least Concern

Yellow salsify

Tragopogon dubius

Not Evaluated

Asian rapa whelk

Rapana venosa

Not Evaluated

Field sowthistle

Sonchus arvensis

Least Concern

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Beggar-Ticks

Bidens frondosa

Not Evaluated

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Least Concern

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