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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

Portuguese Squill

Scilla peruviana

Not Evaluated

Potato Blight

Phytophthora infestans

Not Evaluated

Potato bush

Phyllanthus reticulatus

Least Concern

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Powdered Speckled Shield Lichen

Punctelia subrudecta

Near Threatened

Powderpost beetle

Minthea rugicollis

Not Evaluated

Powder-post checkered beetle

Tarsostenus univittatus

Not Evaluated

powder-puff cactus

Mammillaria bocasana

Least Concern

Powdery Axil-Bristle Lichen

Myelochroa aurulenta

Not Evaluated

Powdery Sulfur Bolete

Pulveroboletus ravenelii

Not Evaluated

Powdery Twig Lichen

Ramalina pollinaria

Endangered

prairie cup grass

Eriochloa contracta

Not Evaluated

Praxelis

Praxelis clematidea

Not Evaluated

prickly beard moss

Barbula unguiculata

Least Concern

Prickly comfrey

Symphytum asperum

Not Evaluated

Prickly Deep-sea Lobster

Acanthacaris tenuimana

Least Concern

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Least Concern

Prickly Redfish

Thelenota ananas

Endangered

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Primrose Yellow Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum primulinum

Critically Endangered

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

Pronghorn Spiny Lobster

Panulirus penicillatus

Least Concern

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Sematophyllum demissum

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Prostrate wild petunia

Ruellia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Providence Petrel

Pterodroma solandri

Least Concern

provision-tree

Pachira aquatica

Not Evaluated

Pugnose caridina

Caridina weberi

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

purging croton

Croton tiglium

Least Concern

purpleback flying squid

Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis

Least Concern

Purple-Bloom Russula

Russula mariae

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Purple Dead-Nettle

Lamium purpureum

Least Concern

purple-fringed liverwort

Ricciocarpos natans

Vulnerable

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Purple Jellydisc

Ascocoryne sarcoides

Least Concern

purple magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora

Data Deficient

purple-margined liverwort

Reboulia hemisphaerica

Vulnerable

Purple Needletail

Hirundapus celebensis

Least Concern

purple spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Least Concern

Purple Spoonwort

Pleurozia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Purple-Spored Puffball

Calvatia cyathiformis

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

purple trumpetleaf

Sarracenia leucophylla

Vulnerable

Purple Wendock

Brasenia schreberi

Least Concern

Push Pin Slime Mold

Hemitrichia calyculata

Not Evaluated

pygmy arrowhead

Sagittaria pygmaea

Least Concern

pygmy killer whale

Feresa attenuata

Data Deficient

Pygmy pelagic octopus

Bolitaena pygmaea

Least Concern

Pygmy ribbontail cat shark

Eridacnis radcliffei

Least Concern

Pygmy Slipper Lobster

Biarctus sordidus

Least Concern

pygmy water-lily

Nymphaea tetragona

Not Evaluated

Pygmy Wisp

Agriocnemis pygmaea

Least Concern

pyriform scale

Protopulvinaria pyriformis

Not Evaluated

Qiu Shi Ze Crab

Geothelphusa chiui

Data Deficient

quassia

Quassia amara

Least Concern

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