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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

Rosy Saucer Lichen

Ochrolechia trochophora

Not Evaluated

Chicken Fat Mushroom

Suillus americanus

Not Evaluated

Graceful Bolete

Austroboletus gracilis

Not Evaluated

Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete

Hemileccinum subglabripes

Not Evaluated

Powdery Sulfur Bolete

Pulveroboletus ravenelii

Not Evaluated

Common Button Lichen

Buellia erubescens

Not Evaluated

Red-Mouth Bolete

Boletus subvelutipes

Not Evaluated

Russell'S Bolete

Aureoboletus russellii

Not Evaluated

Wrinkly Stinkhorn

Phallus rugulosus

Not Evaluated

Rosy Parachute

Marasmius pulcherripes

Not Evaluated

Rust fungus

Uromyces spegazzinii

Not Evaluated

Smut fungus

Ustilago esculenta

Not Evaluated

Leaf smut

Eballistra oryzae

Not Evaluated

Citrus black spot

Phyllosticta citricarpa

Not Evaluated

Yellow Unicorn Entoloma

Entoloma murrayi

Not Evaluated

prairie cup grass

Eriochloa contracta

Not Evaluated

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Almond Mushroom

Agaricus subrufescens

Data Deficient

Diatom

Thalassiosira baltica

Not Evaluated

Swiss Cheese Algae

Hydroclathrus clathratus

Not Evaluated

White Scroll Algae

Padina sanctae-crucis

Not Evaluated

Encrusting Fan-leaf Algae

Lobophora variegata

Not Evaluated

Anthurium thrips

Chaetanaphothrips orchidii

Not Evaluated

least valley coral

Leptoria irregularis

Vulnerable

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Chickenweed

Portulaca quadrifida

Not Evaluated

Oriental wood borer

Heterobostrychus aequalis

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Gabronthus thermarum

Least Concern

Grass

Eriochloa procera

Not Evaluated

Seedcorn maggot

Delia platura

Not Evaluated

banana coral

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Near Threatened

Arthrobacter enclensis

Not Evaluated

Powderpost beetle

Minthea rugicollis

Not Evaluated

Storehousebush

Maclura tricuspidata

Least Concern

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Hooked Veilwort

Metzgeria leptoneura

Not Evaluated

creeping-cucumber

Melothria pendula

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora turgescens

Least Concern

Surinam cockroach

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Tropical tobacco moth

Setomorpha rutella

Not Evaluated

Fringe shark

Orectolobus japonicus

Least Concern

Mule's-foot fern

Angiopteris evecta

Not Evaluated

Grey worm

Aporrectodea caliginosa

Not Evaluated

Stripe Rust

Puccinia striiformis

Not Evaluated

Moth

Monopis monachella

Near Threatened

Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog

Fejervarya cancrivora

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora caliculata

Vulnerable

Green garden looper

Chrysodeixis eriosoma

Not Evaluated

Gecko cat shark

Galeus eastmani

Least Concern

Planctomyces bekefii

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Spalangia cameroni

Not Evaluated

Blow Fly

Lucilia sericata

Least Concern

Blue-back Locust Lobster

Petrarctus brevicornis

Least Concern

Debelius's Dwarf Reef Lobster

Enoplometopus debelius

Data Deficient

Ze Concept Of Crab

Geothelphusa takuan

Vulnerable

False Sisal

Agave decipiens

Vulnerable

Little yellow ant

Plagiolepis alluaudi

Not Evaluated

lesser valley coral

Platygyra verweyi

Near Threatened

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