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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

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

Blue Pansy

Junonia orithya

Least Concern

Blue Pouchwort

Calypogeia azurea

Critically Endangered

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

blue-ringed octopus

Hapalochlaena maculosa

Least Concern

Blue Riverdamsel

Pseudagrion microcephalum

Least Concern

blue sage

Salvia patens

Not Evaluated

Blue Shieldbug

Zicrona caerulea

Least Concern

Blue spotted lagoon ray

Taeniura lymma

Least Concern

Blue stingray

Pteroplatytrygon violacea

Least Concern

blue swimming crab

Portunus pelagicus

Not Evaluated

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Merops philippinus

Least Concern

Blue-throated Bee-eater

Merops viridis

Least Concern

blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Vulnerable

Blue Whistling-Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

Least Concern

Blue-winged Pitta

Pitta moluccensis

Least Concern

Bluewings

Torenia fournieri

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

Blunt-Leaf Grove-Sandwort

Moehringia lateriflora

Vulnerable

Blunt-Leaved Bog-Moss

Sphagnum palustre

Least Concern

Blunt-leaved Earwort

Diplophyllum obtusifolium

Critically Endangered

Bluntnose sevengill shark

Notorynchus cepedianus

Vulnerable

Blunt Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides squammosus

Least Concern

Blushing Rosette

Abortiporus biennis

Near Threatened

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Agaricus sylvaticus

Least Concern

Blyth's Pipit

Anthus godlewskii

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Near Threatened

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Bodhi tree

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

Body louse

Pediculus humanus

Not Evaluated

Bog Chickweed

Stellaria alsine

Least Concern

bog germanderwort

Riccardia latifrons

Vulnerable

Bog Marshcress

Rorippa palustris

Not Evaluated

Bog Waxcap

Hygrocybe coccineocrenata

Near Threatened

boisduval scale

Diaspis boisduvalii

Not Evaluated

Bois-Jaune

Liriodendron tulipifera

Not Evaluated

Bokhara Clover

Melilotus albus

Not Evaluated

Bolete Mould

Hypomyces chrysospermus

Least Concern

Bombay Blackwood

Dalbergia latifolia

Vulnerable

Bonin Petrel

Pterodroma hypoleuca

Least Concern

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's squid

Grimalditeuthis bonplandii

Least Concern

Book louse

Liposcelis entomophila

Not Evaluated

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Not Evaluated

Booted Warbler

Iduna caligata

Not Evaluated

bordered leafy moss

Mnium marginatum

Vulnerable

Boreal Beard Lichen

Usnea subfloridana

Least Concern

boring clam

Tridacna crocea

Least Concern

Borneo cat shark

Apristurus platyrhynchus

Least Concern

Borneo leg skate

Sinobatis borneensis

Least Concern

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Not Evaluated

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Bottleneck Sea Cucumber

Holothuria impatiens

Data Deficient

Bottlenose wedgefish

Rhynchobatus australiae

Critically Endangered

Bottle Palm

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Critically Endangered

Bouncing Bet

Saponaria officinalis

Least Concern

bowl coral

Halomitra pileus

Least Concern

Bowl Hoodie

Calyptella capula

Least Concern

Bow-mouthed angel fish

Rhina ancylostoma

Critically Endangered

box-holly

Ruscus aculeatus

Not Evaluated

Box-Leaf Holly

Ilex crenata

Not Evaluated

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