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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
357
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 51
Endangered 98
Vulnerable 208
Near Threatened 157
Least Concern 1242
Data Deficient 97
Not Evaluated 2661
Extinct 27

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2026
Animalia 1779
Bacteria 872
Fungi 594
Chromista 352
Protozoa 181
Archaea 7
Viruses 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Taiwan

Jarjur

Chaenogaleus macrostoma

Vulnerable

Jarjur

Galeocerdo cuvier

Near Threatened

Jarjur

Alopias superciliosus

Vulnerable

Kalb

Hexanchus griseus

Not Evaluated

Kalb

Heptranchias perlo

Near Threatened

Kalb

Carcharias taurus

Critically Endangered

Kalb

Carcharodon carcharias

Vulnerable

Kalb

Cetorhinus maximus

Endangered

Kalb

Centrophorus granulosus

Endangered

Kalb

Dalatias licha

Vulnerable

Kalb al bhar

Prionace glauca

Not Evaluated

kees ar rai

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

kef alemhena

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

kettan

Linum usitatissimum

Not Evaluated

kharwa'a

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

khubeizah

Malva parviflora

Not Evaluated

laban el-homara

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

labeinah

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Lakhman

Rhinoptera javanica

Endangered

lisan al-hamal

Plantago major

Least Concern

Lukhma

Maculabatis gerrardi

Endangered

Lukhmah

Neotrygon kuhlii

Data Deficient

Lukhmah

Taeniura lymma

Least Concern

Masadate

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

meloukhia

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

mintina

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

moddeid

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

morrar

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

nabaq

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

na'eem el-saleeb

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

nafal

Melilotus indicus

Not Evaluated

nafal

Melilotus albus

Not Evaluated

nafal

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

nageil

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

nakhl

Phoenix dactylifera

Not Evaluated

negei el-nimr

Dinebra retroflexa

Not Evaluated

Nseila

Panicum repens

Least Concern

qasab el-sokkar

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

reihan

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

rozz

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

rukab al-gamal

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

Safarjal

Cydonia oblonga

Not Evaluated

saisaban

Sesbania sesban

Not Evaluated

Se'ed

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

senna makki

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

shamar

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

shaqeeq

Ranunculus asiaticus

Not Evaluated

shawk el-gamal

Silybum marianum

Not Evaluated

sheb al-leil

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Shillakh

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

shofan

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

sitt el-hosn

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

teel sheitani

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Thalab al bahar

Stegostoma fasciatum

Not Evaluated

theel

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

thoum

Allium sativum

Not Evaluated

Thuwar'amir

Aetomylaeus nichofii

Vulnerable

Thuwar'amir

Aetomylaeus maculatus

Endangered

umm al laban

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

zaghleel

Anemone coronaria

Not Evaluated

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