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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

Many-Fruited Pelt Lichen

Peltigera polydactylon

Data Deficient

Many-Fruited Thyme-Moss

Plagiomnium affine

Least Concern

Many-Rooted Earthball

Scleroderma polyrhizum

Not Evaluated

marble cone

Conus marmoreus

Least Concern

marbled crayfish

Procambarus virginalis

Not Evaluated

Marbled False Truffle

Elaphomyces muricatus

Least Concern

March dalur

Crateva religiosa

Least Concern

mareer

Cordia subcordata

Least Concern

Marguerite

Argyranthemum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Marine bryozoan

Aetea truncata

Not Evaluated

Maritime earwig

Anisolabis maritima

Not Evaluated

Maritime pine

Pinus pinaster

Least Concern

Marmalade Hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

Least Concern

marsh arrowgrass

Triglochin palustris

Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

Pluchea carolinensis

Least Concern

marsh pennywort

Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Near Threatened

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Not Evaluated

Martinique trimezia

Trimezia martinicensis

Not Evaluated

Maruca pod borer

Maruca vitrata

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

matchless cone

Conus cedonulli

Least Concern

matchstick flapwort

Odontoschisma denudatum

Not Evaluated

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Mauritanian convolvulus

Ipomoea mauritiana

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Mauve Waxpore

Ceriporia tarda

Not Evaluated

Meadow brome

Bromus commutatus

Near Threatened

Meadowsweet Rust

Triphragmium ulmariae

Not Evaluated

Meal Moth

Pyralis farinalis

Least Concern

Mealybug destroyer

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Not Evaluated

Mealy Pixie Cup

Cladonia chlorophaea

Least Concern

mealy plum aphid

Hyalopterus pruni

Not Evaluated

mealy sage

Salvia farinacea

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fig scale

Lepidosaphes ulmi

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

Not Evaluated

Megamouth shark

Megachasma pelagios

Least Concern

melon-headed whale

Peponocephala electra

Least Concern

Melville Island Scampi

Metanephrops sibogae

Least Concern

Membranous Pelt Lichen

Peltigera membranacea

Least Concern

Memorial Rose

Rosa luciae

Not Evaluated

Merchant Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus mercator

Not Evaluated

Merkus's Pine

Pinus merkusii

Vulnerable

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Metallic Pigeon

Columba vitiensis

Least Concern

Metskastik

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Least Concern

mexican-apple

Casimiroa edulis

Least Concern

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Mexican stonecrop

Sedum mexicanum

Not Evaluated

Mexican vanilla

Vanilla mexicana

Not Evaluated

Michaux'S Anastrophyllum

Anastrophyllum michauxii

Near Threatened

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

microporous coral

Montipora tuberculosa

Least Concern

Midden Inkcap

Coprinus sterquilinus

Vulnerable

Mikado Pheasant

Syrmaticus mikado

Near Threatened

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

milk shark

Rhizoprionodon acutus

Vulnerable

Milk White Brittlegill

Russula delica

Least Concern

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