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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
402
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 58
Endangered 118
Vulnerable 226
Near Threatened 173
Least Concern 1476
Data Deficient 101
Not Evaluated 3095
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

Milk-White Toothed Polypore

Irpex lacteus

Data Deficient

Milky Conecap

Conocybe apala

Endangered

Miller's Oysterling

Clitopilus hobsonii

Least Concern

Milo's fissidens moss

Fissidens curvatus

Not Evaluated

Mimika bobtail

Euprymna morsei

Data Deficient

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

miniature awlsnail

Subulina octona

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

mining scale

Howardia biclavis

Not Evaluated

Mint

Agastache rugosa

Not Evaluated

Mint Mildew

Neoerysiphe galeopsidis

Not Evaluated

Mint Rust

Puccinia menthae

Not Evaluated

minute gem

Hawaiia minuscula

Not Evaluated

miracle-fruit

Synsepalum dulcificum

Least Concern

Mite

Falculifer rostratus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Ornithonyssus bacoti

Not Evaluated

Mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

Mite

Eulaelaps stabularis

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Not Evaluated

Mite

Phytoseiulus persimilis

Not Evaluated

Mite

Notoedres cati

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tyrophagus longior

Not Evaluated

Mite

Proctolaelaps pygmaeus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Atropacarus striculus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Oppiella nova

Not Evaluated

Mite

Cheyletus eruditus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Neoseiulus californicus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Megninia cubitalis

Not Evaluated

Mite

Psoroptes ovis

Not Evaluated

Mite

Veigaia planicola

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tenuipalpus pacificus

Not Evaluated

Miyazaki's Crab

Geothelphusa miyazakii

Near Threatened

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Moltrecht's Treefrog

Zhangixalus moltrechti

Least Concern

Momi fir

Abies firma

Least Concern

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Not Evaluated

Monasteria microporous coral

Montipora monasteriata

Least Concern

Mongolian Lark

Melanocorypha mongolica

Least Concern

Monkey Apple

Annona glabra

Least Concern

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Monkey-puzzle

Araucaria araucana

Endangered

Monkey river prawn

Macrobrachium lar

Least Concern

monster pawwort

Tetralophozia setiformis

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Monterey cypress

Cupressus macrocarpa

Vulnerable

Monterey pine

Pinus radiata

Endangered

moreton-bay-pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Least Concern

Moroccan toadflax

Linaria maroccana

Not Evaluated

Morrison's Fulvetta

Alcippe morrisonia

Least Concern

mosaic-plant

Fittonia albivenis

Not Evaluated

Moss Club

Multiclavula vernalis

Data Deficient

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

Moth

Monopis monachella

Near Threatened

Mothball Crust

Scytinostroma portentosum

Least Concern

Mother of Pearl

Patania ruralis

Least Concern

mother-of-pearl-plant

Graptopetalum paraguayense

Not Evaluated

Mottled Marble

Bactra furfurana

Near Threatened

Mougeot's yoke moss

Amphidium mougeotii

Least Concern

Mountain brome

Bromus carinatus

Not Evaluated

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