List of Endangered species in Japan



This is a list of Endangered species in Japan according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Cynops ensicauda Sword-tailed Newt 59441 EN
Echinotriton andersoni Anderson's Crocodile Newt 59446 EN
Cheirotonus jambar Yanbaru Long-armed Scarab Beetle 54143047 EN
Asiagomphus yayeyamensis 2161 EN
Asiagomphus amamiensis ssp. amamiensis 2162 EN
Asiagomphus amamiensis ssp. okinawanus 2163 EN
Odorrana ishikawae Ishikawa's Frog 54308994 EN
Drawida moriokaensis 117371018 EN
Pentalagus furnessi Amami Rabbit 16559 EN
Acheilognathus longipinnis Itasenpara Bitterling 213 EN
Neosalanx reganius Ariake Dwarf Icefish 14562 EN
Limnonectes namiyei 41239 EN
Deutzia yaeyamensis 73230624 EN
Puffinus bannermani Bannerman's Shearwater 22698272 EN
Asparagus kiusianus 20681005 EN
Asarum hatsushimae 62697784 EN
Macromia kubokaiya 12601 EN
Takydromus toyamai Miyako Grass Lizard 178488 EN
Pteropus pselaphon Bonin Flying Fox 18752 EN
Hynobius dunni Oita Salamander 10614 EN
Hynobius hidamontanus Hakuba Salamander 10615 EN
Acanthogobius insularis 122055033 EN
Hynobius takedai Hokuriku Salamander 10618 EN
Goniurosaurus orientalis Spotted Ground Gecko 18917757 EN
Gymnogobius isaza Biwa Goby 110461312 EN
Goniurosaurus splendens Banded Ground Gecko 18917767 EN
Echinodontium japonicum 75102609 EN
Cardiandra amamiohsimensis 73228694 EN
Biwia yodoensis 122055098 EN
Cobitis magnostriata Large Stripe Spine Loach 122055145 EN
Cobitis sakahoko Oyodo Spined Loach 122055172 EN
Diplothrix legata Ryukyus Islands Tree Rat 6671 EN
Acheilognathus cyanostigma Striped Bitterling 114639398 EN
Hypotaenidia okinawae Okinawa Rail 22692412 EN
Picea maximowiczii var. maximowiczii 31292 EN
Pseudotsuga japonica Japanese Douglas-fir 31291 EN
Matrona japonica 12873 EN
Hebius concelarum 96252506 EN
Bayadera ishigakiana 2673 EN
Stylogomphus ryukyuanus ssp. asatol 21104 EN
Stylogomphus ryukyuanus ssp. watanabei 21105 EN
Chlorogomphus okinawensis 4727 EN
Chlorogomphus brunneus ssp. brunneus 4728 EN
Babina holsti Holst's Frog 19168 EN
Babina subaspera 19172 EN
Asarum nazeanum 62698236 EN
Pseudorasbora pumila Shinai Topmouth Gudgeon 62203 EN
Arisaema heterocephalum subsp. heterocephalum 54084369 EN
Ischikauia steenackeri Lakeweed Chub 114826015 EN
Murina ryukyuana Ryukyu Tube-nosed Bat 29485 EN
Semisulcospira morii 189233 EN
Boninena callistoderma 2877 EN
Boninena hiraseana 2878 EN
Boninena ogasawarae 2879 EN
Geoemyda japonica Ryukyu Leaf Turtle 9042 EN
Sarasaeschna kunigamiensis 15198 EN
Tanakia tanago Metropolitan Bitterling 21383 EN
Rhinogobius biwaensis 122055606 EN
Pipistrellus endoi Endo's Pipistrelle 17340 EN
Coeliccia flavicauda ssp. masakii 5060 EN
Coeliccia ryukyuensis ssp. amamii 5061 EN
Coeliccia ryukyuensis ssp. ryukyuensis 5062 EN
Lamprocystis hahajimana 11222 EN
Oncorhynchus masou ssp. ishikawae Satsukimasu Salmon 15319 EN
Sillago parvisquamis Small-scale Sillago 122055686 EN
Rhinocypha uenoi 19512 EN
Planaeschna ishigakiana ssp. ishigakiana 17469 EN
Planaeschna ishigakiana ssp. nagaminei 17470 EN
Planaeschna risi ssp. sakishimana 17471 EN
Asarum lutchuense 54142074 EN
Heterogen longispira 189576 EN
Sittiparus owstoni Izu Tit 103758982 EN
Gnathopogon caerulescens Biwa Moroko Gudgeon 114640023 EN
Rhipidolestes okinawanus 19604 EN
Odorrana amamiensis Amami Tip-nosed Frog 58541 EN
Tribolodon nakamurai Long Lowerjaw Dace 122055851 EN
Orthetrum poecilops ssp. miyajimaense 15542 EN
Plecoglossus altivelis ssp. ryukyuensis Ryukyu Ayu-fish 17595 EN
Sympetrum maculatum 168361 EN
Miniopterus fuscus Southeast Asian Long-fingered Bat 13564 EN
Mogera etigo Etigo Mole 13604 EN
Odorrana narina Okinawa Tip-nosed Frog 58675 EN
Babina okinavana Ryukyu Brown Frog 58685 EN
Picea maximowiczii Maximowicz's Spruce 42329 EN
Odorrana supranarina Greater Tip-nosed Frog 58726 EN
Entoloma eugenei 148209013 EN
Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis 34165 EN
Odorrana utsunomiyaorum 58743 EN
Picea alcoquiana var. reflexa 34166 EN
Pinus amamiana Amami Pine 34180 EN
Calamaria pfefferi Pfeffer's Reed Snake 3463 EN
Hacrochlamys lineolatus 9613 EN
Gymnoderma insulare 58520980 EN
Salvelinus japonicus Kirikuchi Char 19876 EN
Platanthera boninensis 22486451 EN
Odorrana splendida Amami Oshima Frog 54314436 EN
Sarcocheilichthys biwaensis Oily Gudgeon 110464455 EN
Tokudaia osimensis Ryukyu Spiny Rat 21973 EN
Crocidura orii Orii's Shrew 5590 EN
Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia 194010 EN
Myxine paucidens 196066 EN
Tokudaia tokunoshimensis Tokunoshima Spiny Rat 136695 EN
Asarum trinacriforme 54142524 EN
Arisaema heterocephalum 54083150 EN
Eptesicus japonensis Japanese Short-tailed Bat 136823 EN
Leucorrhinia intermedia ssp. ijimai 11914 EN
Hemicordulia ogasawarensis 9871 EN
Hemicordulia mindana ssp. nipponica 9873 EN
Asarum celsum 54085303 EN
Geothelphusa levicervix 134902 EN
Takydromus dorsalis Sakishima Grass Lizard 96265980 EN
Fritillaria kaiensis 44392244 EN
Myotis pruinosus Frosted Myotis 14192 EN
Hirasea acutissima 10171 EN
Hirasea chichijimana 10172 EN
Hirasea diplomphalus 10173 EN
Hirasea insignis 10174 EN
Hirasea operculina 10175 EN

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)