IUCN NTJapanese Giant Salamander
Andrias japonicus
- ATK
- 112
- DEF
- 101
- SPD
- 18
Animal encyclopedia
Japanese Giant Salamander
Andrias japonicus
- Uncommon
- IUCN NT · Near Threatened
- Amphibian
- Asia
About the Japanese Giant Salamander
Known to science as Andrias japonicus, the Japanese Giant Salamander is an amphibian found in Asia. It makes its home in freshwater environments.
This amphibian weighs about 25 kg and can live for around 35 years. At full speed it can reach 4 km/h. Its estimated population is around 50,000 individuals.
Its conservation status is Near Threatened (NT), the IUCN category for species that are not threatened today but are close to qualifying for a threatened category. In Animal Gacha, its card has Uncommon rarity. Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status, not an IUCN category. Uncommon cards turn up less often than Common ones.
IUCN NTField data
- Scientific name
- Andrias japonicus
- Group
- Amphibian
- Region
- Asia
- Habitats
- Freshwater
- IUCN status
- Near Threatened (NT)
- Game rarity
- Uncommon
- Weight
- 25 kg
- Lifespan
- 35 years
- Top speed
- 4 km/h
- Estimated population
- 50,000
Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status. It is not an IUCN category.
Wildlife data is a general reference and may vary between sources. Animal Gacha is not affiliated with IUCN.
Image credit
- Creator
- Salamandra2021
- Changes
- Cropped and/or resized to 400 x 400 pixels and converted to WebP.
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