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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
243
CR + EN + VU
Population
23.816.775
Area
36.193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 24
Endangered 74
Vulnerable 145
Near Threatened 125
Least Concern 856
Data Deficient 90
Not Evaluated 2280
Extinct 15

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

lobed cactus coral

Lobophyllia serrata

Endangered

Redlegged ham beetle

Necrobia rufipes

Least Concern

river poisontree

Excoecaria agallocha

Least Concern

Sap beetle

Carpophilus marginellus

Least Concern

Sap beetle

Carpophilus mutilatus

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Urophorus humeralis

Not Evaluated

Shortlip electric ray

Narcine brevilabiata

Vulnerable

Parasitoid wasp

Pteromalus puparum

Not Evaluated

Shingled Camouflage Lichen

Montanelia panniformis

Least Concern

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Anisopteromalus calandrae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Pachyneuron aphidis

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Nasonia vitripennis

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Umbrella Grass

Cyperus diffusus

Least Concern

Komvophoron schmidlei

Not Evaluated

Memorial Rose

Rosa luciae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Bottleneck Sea Cucumber

Holothuria impatiens

Data Deficient

Kangaroo grass

Themeda triandra

Not Evaluated

african-juniper

Juniperus procera

Least Concern

African mangosteen

Garcinia livingstonei

Not Evaluated

African Monarch

Danaus chrysippus

Not Evaluated

African ray

Urogymnus asperrimus

Vulnerable

Tawny Harp Ground Beetle

Perigona nigriceps

Near Threatened

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Greenhouse white fly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Not Evaluated

Leaf-miner fly

Liothrips vaneeckei

Not Evaluated

Fringed Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum sexstrigatum

Least Concern

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Vagrant China-mark

Diasemiopsis ramburialis

Not Evaluated

Orange-spotted Shoot

Rhyacionia pinicolana

Least Concern

Muscid fly

Graphomya maculata

Not Evaluated

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Pomace fly

Drosophila immigrans

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila repleta

Not Evaluated

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

palm scale

Eucalymnatus tessellatus

Not Evaluated

European house dust mite

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Trogium pulsatorium

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Spodoptera litura

Not Evaluated

False stable fly

Muscina stabulans

Not Evaluated

Longheaded flour beetle

Latheticus oryzae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Cotesia glomerata

Not Evaluated

Mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Not Evaluated

Large-winged psocid

Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae

Not Evaluated

Copepod

Pseudodiaptomus marinus

Not Evaluated

Caserta Pea Mussel

Euglesa casertana

Not Evaluated

Goose Barnacle

Lepas anserifera

Not Evaluated

Cherry Vinegar Fly

Drosophila suzukii

Not Evaluated

Dutchman's Pipe Cactus

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

Least Concern

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

Whiparm octopus

Octopus minor

Data Deficient

Ensign wasp

Evania appendigaster

Not Evaluated

latrine fly

Fannia scalaris

Not Evaluated

Pomace Fly

Scaptomyza pallida

Least Concern

Oscillatoria simplicissima

Not Evaluated

Thrip

Karnyothrips melaleucus

Not Evaluated

Scuttle fly

Megaselia scalaris

Not Evaluated

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