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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
453
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 63
Endangered 134
Vulnerable 256
Near Threatened 203
Least Concern 1723
Data Deficient 131
Not Evaluated 3184
Extinct 31

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

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Not Evaluated

Japanese Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus xanthodryas

Least Concern

Japanese Lobster

Metanephrops japonicus

Data Deficient

Japanese maple scale

Lopholeucaspis japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese mazus

Mazus pumilus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Mitten Lobster

Parribacus japonicus

Data Deficient

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Japanese mugwort

Artemisia princeps

Not Evaluated

Japanese Murrelet

Synthliboramphus wumizusume

Vulnerable

Japanese Night-Heron

Gorsachius goisagi

Vulnerable

Japanese nipplewort

Lapsanastrum apogonoides

Not Evaluated

Japanese-oak

Lithocarpus glaber

Least Concern

Japanese Pearlwort

Sagina japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese pear rust

Gymnosporangium asiaticum

Not Evaluated

Japanese-pepper

Zanthoxylum piperitum

Not Evaluated

Japanese pink

Dianthus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus abramus

Least Concern

Japanese Quail

Coturnix japonica

Not Evaluated

japanese-red-pine

Pinus densiflora

Least Concern

Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa

Not Evaluated

Japanese scallion

Allium chinense

Least Concern

Japanese shore crab

Hemigrapsus penicillatus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Spear Lobster

Linuparus trigonus

Least Concern

Japanese spindletree

Euonymus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Japanese spineless cuttlefish

Sepiella japonica

Data Deficient

Japanese Spiny Lobster

Panulirus japonicus

Data Deficient

Japanese spurdog

Squalus japonicus

Endangered

Japanese Squid

Loliolus japonica

Data Deficient

Japanese swamp shrimp

Neocaridina denticulata

Least Concern

Japanese Thrush

Turdus cardis

Least Concern

japanese-thuya

Thujopsis dolabrata

Not Evaluated

Japanese Wagtail

Motacilla grandis

Least Concern

Japanese Waxwing

Bombycilla japonica

Near Threatened

Japanese wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Japanese zelkova

Zelkova serrata

Near Threatened

Jarrah

Eucalyptus marginata

Near Threatened

Java fern

Leptochilus pteropus

Least Concern

Javanese bishopwood

Bischofia javanica

Least Concern

Javan Myna

Acridotheres javanicus

Vulnerable

Java Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum javanicum

Endangered

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Java Sparrow

Lonchura oryzivora

Vulnerable

Java waterdropwort

Oenanthe javanica

Not Evaluated

Jelly-Antler

Calocera viscosa

Least Concern

Jelly Ear

Auricularia auricula-judae

Not Evaluated

Jelly Rot

Phlebia tremellosa

Least Concern

Jersey Fern

Anogramma leptophylla

Extinct

Jerusalem artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Jewel enope squid

Pyroteuthis margaritifera

Least Concern

Jewell squid

Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis

Least Concern

jewel orchid

Ludisia discolor

Not Evaluated

Jewel Orchid

Anoectochilus koshunensis

Data Deficient

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

joker coral

Euphyllia glabrescens

Near Threatened

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