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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
53
CR + EN + VU
Population
126476461
Area
377975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 18
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 37
Least Concern 404
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 861
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Ground Pink

Phlox subulata

Not Evaluated

Garden Mignonette

Reseda odorata

Not Evaluated

Golden Thistle

Scolymus hispanicus

Not Evaluated

Upright Mignonette

Reseda alba

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Reseda lutea

Least Concern

Fig-Leaf Goosefoot

Chenopodium ficifolium

Least Concern

Common Lamb'S-Quarters

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

Mediterranean Amaranth

Amaranthus graecizans

Not Evaluated

Redroot amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus

Not Evaluated

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Humpbacked minute scavenger beetle

Cartodere nodifer

Least Concern

Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Green Amaranth

Amaranthus hybridus

Not Evaluated

Foxtail

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

Mat amaranth

Amaranthus blitoides

Not Evaluated

Creeping Saltbush

Atriplex prostrata

Least Concern

Devil'S Paintbrush

Pilosella aurantiaca

Least Concern

Common Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Least Concern

Candlestick

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

Walnut

Juglans regia

Least Concern

Indian balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Not Evaluated

Asian paddle crab

Charybdis japonica

Not Evaluated

Tuberous vervain

Verbena rigida

Not Evaluated

Argentina Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Common Yellow Wood-Sorrel

Oxalis dillenii

Not Evaluated

Broadbean weevil

Bruchus rufimanus

Not Evaluated

Blue Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Least Concern

anoda-weed

Anoda cristata

Not Evaluated

Buttonweed

Malva neglecta

Least Concern

Musk Cheeseweed

Malva moschata

Least Concern

Cheeseweed mallow

Malva parviflora

Not Evaluated

Chinese Mallow

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Mallow

Malva pusilla

Vulnerable

Disc Mayweed

Matricaria discoidea

Not Evaluated

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Not Evaluated

Abutilon-Hemp

Abutilon theophrasti

Not Evaluated

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

Not Evaluated

Minute duckweed

Lemna minuta

Not Evaluated

fat duckweed

Lemna gibba

Least Concern

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Field marigold

Calendula arvensis

Not Evaluated

Blue Comfrey

Symphytum uplandicum

Not Evaluated

Prickly comfrey

Symphytum asperum

Not Evaluated

Common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Least Concern

Bee Plant

Borago officinalis

Not Evaluated

Common Water Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis scorpioides

Least Concern

Changing Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis discolor

Endangered

Common Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis arvensis

Least Concern

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Blue Devil

Echium vulgare

Least Concern

Purple Viper's-bugloss

Echium plantagineum

Not Evaluated

German-madwort

Asperugo procumbens

Endangered

false cleavers

Galium spurium

Extinct

Lady'S Bedstraw

Galium verum

Near Threatened

Dyer's madder

Rubia tinctorum

Not Evaluated

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Mealybug destroyer

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Not Evaluated

California red scale

Aonidiella aurantii

Not Evaluated

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