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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

udo

Aralia cordata

Not Evaluated

Umbellifer Mildew

Erysiphe heraclei

Not Evaluated

Unicorn Blunthorn Lobster

Palinustus unicornutus

Least Concern

Upland Buzzard

Buteo hemilasius

Least Concern

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Upright Brown Grimmia

Schistidium strictum

Not Evaluated

Upright Pottia

Microbryum rectum

Not Evaluated

Urn-fruit beauty-berry

Callicarpa macrophylla

Least Concern

urn hair moss

Pogonatum urnigerum

Vulnerable

Urugavian Lobster

Metanephrops rubellus

Data Deficient

Uruguayan pampas grass

Cortaderia selloana

Not Evaluated

Vagrant China-mark

Diasemiopsis ramburialis

Not Evaluated

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Vampires Bane

Mycetinis scorodonius

Least Concern

Variable Abalone

Haliotis varia

Least Concern

Variable Crisp-moss

Trichostomum brachydontium

Not Evaluated

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa dubia

Not Evaluated

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa indica

Not Evaluated

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Lophocolea heterophylla

Least Concern

Variable Shujing

Sinolestes editus

Least Concern

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Least Concern

Variegated Foam Lichen

Stereocaulon vesuvianum

Near Threatened

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Vectis moss

Chenia leptophylla

Not Evaluated

vegetable-hummingbird

Sesbania grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Veilwort

Pallavicinia lyellii

Vulnerable

Velvet Brittlegill

Russula violeipes

Least Concern

Velvet Horn

Codium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

Velvet leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

Velvet Lobster

Metanephrops velutinus

Least Concern

Velvet Rollrim

Tapinella atrotomentosa

Least Concern

Velvet Shank

Flammulina velutipes

Least Concern

Velvet Shield

Pluteus umbrosus

Least Concern

Verdigris Agaric

Stropharia aeruginosa

Least Concern

Verdolaga-francesa

Talinum fruticosum

Not Evaluated

Verticillium wilt

Verticillium alboatrum

Not Evaluated

Viet Nam cuttlefish

Sepia vietnamica

Data Deficient

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Least Concern

Vine Moth

Eupoecilia ambiguella

Least Concern

Vinous-breasted Starling

Acridotheres burmannicus

Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

Necrobia violacea

Least Concern

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

violet crown cactus

Rebutia minuscula

Least Concern

Violet Domecap

Calocybe ionides

Not Evaluated

violet-eyed swimming crab

Carupa tenuipes

Not Evaluated

Violet Rust

Puccinia violae

Not Evaluated

violin spiders

Loxosceles rufescens

Not Evaluated

Viper grass

Dinebra retroflexa

Not Evaluated

virgin cone

Conus virgo

Least Concern

Vogel tephrosia

Tephrosia vogelii

Not Evaluated

Voss' cuttlefish

Sepia vossi

Data Deficient

Wahlenberg's nodding moss

Pohlia wahlenbergii

Least Concern

Wall iris

Iris tectorum

Not Evaluated

Wall Rue

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Least Concern

Wall Screw-moss

Tortula muralis

Least Concern

Walnut

Juglans regia

Least Concern

Wandflower

Sparaxis tricolor

Not Evaluated

Wang's Crab

Geothelphusa wangi

Vulnerable

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