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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
436
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 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

dwarf white bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata

Least Concern

Dyeball

Pisolithus arhizus

Endangered

Dyer'S Cleavers

Galium trifidum

Least Concern

Dyer'S Mazegill

Phaeolus schweinitzii

Least Concern

Dysderid Spider

Dysdera crocata

Not Evaluated

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Early Blight

Alternaria solani

Not Evaluated

Earpick Fungus

Auriscalpium vulgare

Least Concern

Earthworm

Dichogaster saliens

Not Evaluated

Earthworm

Dichogaster bolaui

Not Evaluated

Earthy Powdercap

Cystoderma amianthinum

Least Concern

Ear tree

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Least Concern

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida insignis

Data Deficient

East Asian river prawn

Macrobrachium nipponense

Least Concern

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus coronatus

Not Evaluated

Eastern Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Not Evaluated

Eastern Lilysquatter

Paracercion melanotum

Least Concern

Eastern Marsh-Harrier

Circus spilonotus

Least Concern

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Not Evaluated

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

Eden's whale

Balaenoptera edeni

Data Deficient

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

Ege-kulbær

Jackrogersella minutella

Not Evaluated

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

eggtree

Garcinia dulcis

Least Concern

Egyptian black scale

Chrysomphalus aonidum

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Clover

Trifolium alexandrinum

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Egyptian riverhemp

Sesbania sesban

Not Evaluated

Egyptian starcluster

Pentas lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Eiffinger’s Treefrog

Kurixalus eiffingeri

Least Concern

Elaeagnus sucker

Cacopsylla fulguralis

Not Evaluated

Elastic grass

Eragrostis tenuifolia

Not Evaluated

Elastic Saddle

Helvella elastica

Least Concern

Electric Horsehair Lichen

Bryoria bicolor

Near Threatened

Elephant Apple

Dillenia indica

Least Concern

elephant-bush

Portulacaria afra

Least Concern

Elephant creeper

Argyreia nervosa

Not Evaluated

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

Elephant Hawk

Deilephila elpenor

Least Concern

Elephant's Tooth

Coryphantha elephantidens

Least Concern

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Elfin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

Least Concern

elkhorn fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Not Evaluated

Elliot's grey shark

Hemipristis elongata

Vulnerable

Elm Leech

Hypsizygus ulmarius

Critically Endangered

Elongate Pohlia Moss

Pohlia elongata

Least Concern

Emperor

Anax guttatus

Least Concern

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

Encrusting Fan-leaf Algae

Lobophora variegata

Not Evaluated

English holly

Ilex aquifolium

Least Concern

English Meadow Grass

Poa pratensis

Not Evaluated

engraved cone

Conus inscriptus

Least Concern

Ensign wasp

Evania appendigaster

Not Evaluated

Entire-Leaved Morning Glory

Ipomoea hederacea

Not Evaluated

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