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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

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

ngai camphor

Blumea balsamifera

Least Concern

Nicobar palm

Bentinckia nicobarica

Endangered

Niger

Guizotia abyssinica

Not Evaluated

Night-Blooming Cereus

Selenicereus grandiflorus

Least Concern

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

nigra scale

Parasaissetia nigra

Not Evaluated

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

Nipplewort Rust

Puccinia lapsanae

Not Evaluated

Niruri

Phyllanthus debilis

Not Evaluated

noble cone

Conus nobilis

Least Concern

Nodding Catchfly

Silene pendula

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Nordmann's Greenshank

Tringa guttifer

Endangered

Norfolk Bladder-moss

Physcomitrium eurystomum

Critically Endangered

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Northern blue mussel

Mytilus trossulus

Not Evaluated

Northern Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Least Concern

northern-cottonwood

Bombax ceiba

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Endangered

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Endangered

Northern Naiad

Najas gracillima

Least Concern

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Vulnerable

Northern rat flea

Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

northern tree moss

Climacium dendroides

Least Concern

Norway Lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Least Concern

Norway screw moss

Syntrichia norvegica

Least Concern

Notched Rustwort

Marsupella emarginata

Extinct

Nussatella cone

Conus nussatella

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

Nut Moss

Diphyscium foliosum

Extinct

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

oak cone

Conus quercinus

Least Concern

Oak Curtain Crust

Hymenochaete rubiginosa

Least Concern

Oak-Loving Gymnopus

Gymnopus dryophilus

Least Concern

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Oceanic Lychee

Pometia pinnata

Least Concern

Oceanic whitetip shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Vulnerable

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

Not Evaluated

Ocean Turf Grass

Halophila beccarii

Vulnerable

Ocellated angel shark

Squatina tergocellatoides

Endangered

Ocellate spot skate

Okamejei kenojei

Vulnerable

Ocellate Topeshark

Hemitriakis complicofasciata

Vulnerable

Ochre Club

Clavariadelphus ligula

Least Concern

Ochre Gillgobbler

Hypomyces lateritius

Least Concern

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Steccherinum ochraceum

Least Concern

octopus coral

Galaxea astreata

Vulnerable

octopus coral

Galaxea fascicularis

Near Threatened

ocular coral

Madrepora oculata

Data Deficient

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

old-lady pincushion

Mammillaria hahniana

Near Threatened

Old Man Cactus

Cephalocereus senilis

Endangered

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Old Man Of The Woods

Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Endangered

Old Man'S Beard

Tillandsia usneoides

Least Concern

Oldman's cap

Polycarpaea corymbosa

Extinct

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Oleander Aphid

Aphis nerii

Not Evaluated

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