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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

Scaly Shield

Pluteus petasatus

Least Concern

Scaly-sided Merganser

Mergus squamatus

Endangered

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

Scarce Chocolate-tip

Clostera anachoreta

Vulnerable

Scarlet Hood

Hygrocybe coccinea

Least Concern

Scarlet Minivet

Pericrocotus speciosus

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Schrenck's Bittern

Ixobrychus eurhythmus

Least Concern

Schwarz's Swan-neck Moss

Campylopus gracilis

Not Evaluated

scimitar-bean

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Sculpted Lobster

Metanephrops sagamiensis

Data Deficient

Sculptured Mitten Lobster

Parribacus antarcticus

Least Concern

Scuttle fly

Megaselia scalaris

Not Evaluated

sea albizia

Albizia retusa

Least Concern

sea bilberry

Vaccinium bracteatum

Least Concern

Sea Bindweed

Calystegia soldanella

Near Threatened

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

Least Concern

Sea Hair

Chaetomorpha linum

Least Concern

sea hearse

Hernandia nymphaeifolia

Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

Ulva lactuca

Least Concern

sea lettucetree

Scaevola taccada

Extinct

Sea Pearl

Valonia ventricosa

Not Evaluated

Sea Purslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Least Concern

sea randa

Guettarda speciosa

Least Concern

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Seaside Koniga

Lobularia maritima

Not Evaluated

Sea Storm Lichen

Cetrelia olivetorum

Vulnerable

Seedcorn maggot

Delia platura

Not Evaluated

Segawa's Cypripedium

Cypripedium segawae

Critically Endangered

Seifriz's chamaedorea

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Least Concern

sei whale

Balaenoptera borealis

Endangered

Semarang rose-apple

Syzygium samarangense

Least Concern

semi-ribbed spire snail

Onoba semicostata

Least Concern

Senegal date palm

Phoenix reclinata

Least Concern

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Sepia stingray

Urolophus aurantiacus

Vulnerable

septic fig

Ficus septica

Least Concern

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Serillo Dulce

Schizachyrium brevifolium

Not Evaluated

serpent coral

Pachyseris speciosa

Least Concern

serpent coral

Pachyseris gemmae

Near Threatened

serpent coral

Pachyseris rugosa

Vulnerable

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

sesbania-pea

Sesbania javanica

Least Concern

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Seven-Arm Octopus

Haliphron atlanticus

Not Evaluated

shaggy wood fern

Dryopteris cycadina

Not Evaluated

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

Shamel ash

Fraxinus uhdei

Not Evaluated

Sharpnose stingray

Telatrygon acutirostra

Vulnerable

Sharpspine skate

Okamejei acutispina

Vulnerable

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Not Evaluated

Sheathed Woodtuft

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Least Concern

She Crab

Geothelphusa tsayae

Least Concern

Sheep botfly

Oestrus ovis

Extinct

Sheep's Ear Abalone

Haliotis ovina

Least Concern

sheet fire coral

Millepora platyphylla

Least Concern

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