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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

Indonesian greeneye spurdog

Squalus montalbani

Vulnerable

Indonesian Whaler Shark

Carcharhinus tjutjot

Vulnerable

Indonesian wobbegong

Orectolobus leptolineatus

Near Threatened

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops aduncus

Near Threatened

Indo-Pacific Furry Lobster

Palinurellus wieneckii

Least Concern

Inelegant Horsehair Lichen

Bryoria trichodes

Not Evaluated

Inky Mushroom

Agaricus placomyces

Not Evaluated

Inky Mushroom

Agaricus moelleri

Vulnerable

Insect-Egg Slime

Leocarpus fragilis

Not Evaluated

Inshore Hagfish

Eptatretus burgeri

Near Threatened

intermediate valley coral

Oulophyllia crispa

Near Threatened

intermediate valley coral

Oulophyllia bennettae

Near Threatened

Iodine Bonnet

Mycena filopes

Least Concern

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

irregular boomerang coral

Sandalolitha robusta

Least Concern

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Not Evaluated

Island Canary

Serinus canaria

Not Evaluated

Isopterygium Moss

Isopterygium tenerum

Not Evaluated

Italian stone pine

Pinus pinea

Least Concern

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

ivory cone

Conus eburneus

Least Concern

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Ivy-leaved Speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

Least Concern

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Least Concern

Jack's Scalewort

Frullania jackii

Not Evaluated

Jacna abalone

Haliotis jacnensis

Least Concern

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

jagged germanderwort

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Vulnerable

Jagged Notchwort

Schistochilopsis incisa

Least Concern

Jaggery palm

Caryota urens

Least Concern

jalap

Ipomoea purga

Not Evaluated

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

Jameson'S Liverwort

Syzygiella autumnalis

Least Concern

Japanese apricot

Prunus mume

Least Concern

Japanese Blunthorn Lobster

Palinustus waguensis

Least Concern

Japanese bobtail

Sepiolina nipponensis

Data Deficient

Japanese Brome

Bromus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Japanese butterfly ray

Gymnura japonica

Vulnerable

Japanese carpet shell

Ruditapes philippinarum

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira

Not Evaluated

Japanese Cherry

Prunus serrulata

Not Evaluated

Japanese Chestnut

Castanea crenata

Least Concern

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Japanese Climbing-hydrangea

Hydrangea anomala

Not Evaluated

Japanese Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus

Least Concern

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Japanese Fan Lobster

Ibacus ciliatus

Data Deficient

Japanese firefly squid

Watasenia scintillans

Least Concern

Japanese Furrow Lobster

Nupalirus japonicus

Least Concern

Japanese gray shark

Hemitriakis japanica

Endangered

Japanese gray smooth hound

Mustelus griseus

Endangered

Japanese-holly

Ardisia crispa

Not Evaluated

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

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