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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

snout

Hypena proboscidalis

Least Concern

Snow banana

Ensete glaucum

Least Concern

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Snow Fungus

Tremella fuciformis

Not Evaluated

Soapy Trich

Tricholoma saponaceum

Least Concern

Society garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Soft-furred Taiwan Niviventer

Niviventer culturatus

Least Concern

Soft Locust Lobster

Scammarctus batei

Least Concern

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

soldier cone

Conus miles

Least Concern

solitary cup coral

Cynarina lacrymalis

Near Threatened

Solitary Snipe

Gallinago solitaria

Least Concern

Sonchus fly

Ensina sonchi

Least Concern

song-of-India

Dracaena reflexa

Least Concern

Sordid Blewit

Lepista sordida

Least Concern

Sour orange

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

Soursop

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

South african ragwort

Senecio inaequidens

Not Evaluated

South American jelly palm

Butia capitata

Not Evaluated

South American lupin

Lupinus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

South Australia Crab

Geothelphusa nanao

Vulnerable

Southern Bracket

Ganoderma australe

Data Deficient

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Southern Cut Grass

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

Southern green stink bug

Nezara viridula

Not Evaluated

Southern Grey Physcia

Physcia tribacioides

Not Evaluated

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

Least Concern

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Spanish arborvine

Distimake tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

Spanish cherry

Mimusops elengi

Least Concern

Spanish Dot

Antigastra catalaunalis

Not Evaluated

Spanish lime

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Sparrow false pimpernel

Bonnaya antipoda

Least Concern

Sparrow’s Mango

Buchanania arborescens

Least Concern

Species code: Cr

Cymodocea rotundata

Least Concern

Species code: Ho

Halophila ovalis

Least Concern

Species code: Hp

Halodule pinifolia

Least Concern

Species code: Si

Syringodium isoetifolium

Least Concern

Species code: Th

Thalassia hemprichii

Least Concern

Speckled Iceland Lichen

Cetrelia cetrarioides

Not Evaluated

Spectacular Rustgill

Gymnopilus junonius

Not Evaluated

spectral cone

Conus spectrum

Least Concern

sperm whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Vulnerable

Sphaeropsis blight

Sphaeropsis sapinea

Not Evaluated

Spicer’s Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum spicerianum

Endangered

Spider

Coleosoma floridanum

Not Evaluated

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

spike awlsnail

Allopeas clavulinum

Not Evaluated

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

Spiked pepper

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

spiked water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

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