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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
436
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 59
Endangered 131
Vulnerable 246
Near Threatened 193
Least Concern 1651
Data Deficient 132
Not Evaluated 3127
Extinct 30

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

Bur Chervil

Anthriscus sylvestris

Least Concern

Burclover

Medicago arabica

Least Concern

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Bush clockvine

Thunbergia erecta

Not Evaluated

Cribraria cancellata

Not Evaluated

Butterbur

Petasites japonicus

Not Evaluated

butterfly cone

Conus pulcher

Least Concern

common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Least Concern

Button mangrove

Conocarpus erectus

Least Concern

cabbage aphid

Brevicoryne brassicae

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Looper

Trichoplusia ni

Not Evaluated

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

Caesar's Amanita

Amanita caesarea

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Aleochara puberula

Not Evaluated

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Not Evaluated

California red scale

Aonidiella citrina

Not Evaluated

Canada Clearweed

Pilea pumila

Not Evaluated

Spotted Bolete

Xanthoconium affine

Not Evaluated

Canicha

Sesbania cannabina

Least Concern

creeping sibbaldia

Sibbaldia procumbens

Least Concern

Canoe Cedar

Thuja plicata

Not Evaluated

Canterbury bells

Campanula medium

Not Evaluated

Cape bugloss

Anchusa capensis

Not Evaluated

cape-jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

Not Evaluated

capillary wing moss

Pterigynandrum filiforme

Vulnerable

Wall Screw-moss

Tortula muralis

Least Concern

cardinal's-guard

Pachystachys coccinea

Not Evaluated

Chocolateweed

Melochia corchorifolia

Least Concern

pecan-nut

Carya illinoinensis

Least Concern

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Case-making clothes moth

Tinea pellionella

Least Concern

Carpet-Weed

Mollugo verticillata

Not Evaluated

Fingerprint Oyster

Alectryonella plicatula

Data Deficient

Carrion Beetle

Creophilus maxillosus

Least Concern

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Fingered Cowlwort

Colura calyptrifolia

Data Deficient

Common Stonewort

Chara vulgaris

Endangered

Carrot

Daucus carota

Least Concern

Japanese-oak

Lithocarpus glaber

Least Concern

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Cut-Leaf-Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa

Not Evaluated

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

spurred mangrove

Ceriops tagal

Least Concern

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Chinese ixora

Ixora chinensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese juniper

Juniperus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Furrow Lobster

Nupalirus japonicus

Least Concern

Japanese Mitten Lobster

Parribacus japonicus

Data Deficient

Christmas Island Frigatebird

Fregata andrewsi

Vulnerable

Cigar flower

Cuphea ignea

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

Horsehair Threadwort

Sphenolobopsis pearsonii

Not Evaluated

Ciliate Elsholtzia

Elsholtzia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Upright Brown Grimmia

Schistidium strictum

Not Evaluated

Downy Veilwort

Metzgeria pubescens

Endangered

Transparent Flapwort

Solenostoma hyalinum

Least Concern

Daimyo oak

Quercus dentata

Least Concern

Jagged Notchwort

Schistochilopsis incisa

Least Concern

Japanese scallion

Allium chinense

Least Concern

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