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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
326
CR + EN + VU
Population
23.816.775
Area
36.193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 52
Endangered 101
Vulnerable 173
Near Threatened 116
Least Concern 1378
Data Deficient 102
Not Evaluated 3040
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

Japanese Pearlwort

Sagina japonica

Not Evaluated

Borneo cat shark

Apristurus platyrhynchus

Least Concern

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Long-toed Myotis

Myotis secundus

Least Concern

Black Threadtail

Prodasineura autumnalis

Least Concern

Badhamia affinis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus xanthodryas

Least Concern

Broadmouth cat shark

Apristurus macrostomus

Least Concern

Blackthorn Rust

Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae

Not Evaluated

Japanese gray smooth hound

Mustelus griseus

Endangered

Japanese gray shark

Hemitriakis japanica

Endangered

Snow banana

Ensete glaucum

Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

Rattus tanezumi

Least Concern

Bacteriastrum hyalinum

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese butterfly ray

Gymnura japonica

Vulnerable

Japanese Brome

Bromus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Methanosarcina mazei

Not Evaluated

Japanese bobtail

Sepiolina nipponensis

Data Deficient

Formosan rock macaque

Macaca cyclopis

Least Concern

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Bacterial Speck

Pseudomonas syringae

Not Evaluated

Amphora ovalis

Not Evaluated

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Bacterial Crown Gall

Agrobacterium radiobacter

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Methanolobus chelungpuianus

Not Evaluated

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Amphora commutata

Not Evaluated

irregular boomerang coral

Sandalolitha robusta

Least Concern

Powder-post checkered beetle

Tarsostenus univittatus

Not Evaluated

intermediate valley coral

Oulophyllia bennettae

Near Threatened

Japanese Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus abramus

Least Concern

intermediate valley coral

Oulophyllia crispa

Near Threatened

Cuvier's beaked whale

Ziphius cavirostris

Least Concern

Ble-spotted stingaree

Neotrygon kuhlii

Data Deficient

Inshore Hagfish

Eptatretus burgeri

Near Threatened

Indonesian wobbegong

Orectolobus leptolineatus

Near Threatened

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

leaf coral

Pavona explanulata

Least Concern

Indian thorny bamboo

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

Leschenault's rousette

Rousettus leschenaultii

Near Threatened

Bleeker's butterfly ray

Gymnura zonura

Endangered

Baby’s Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Least Concern

Amphiprora gigantea

Not Evaluated

Agromyces subtropicus

Not Evaluated

Acute spikerush

Eleocharis acutangula

Not Evaluated

Acetobacter lovaniensis

Not Evaluated

Indian Squid

Uroteuthis duvaucelii

Data Deficient

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Harpiocephalus harpia

Least Concern

larger star coral

Favites paraflexuosus

Near Threatened

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops aduncus

Near Threatened

Indian mulberry

Morinda citrifolia

Not Evaluated

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Cynopterus sphinx

Least Concern

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

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