Its population has decreased somewhat due to habitat loss, but it is not yet considered a threatened species.

As these three species are much rarer and strongly declining in the wild, this should be avoided.

[5][6] The Japanese pond turtle is an aquatic species found in many freshwater bodies of water.

These include rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, marshes, and irrigated rice paddies in the flatlands surrounding highlands.

[8] This can be essential to understanding the conservation measures needed to protect this near-threatened species.