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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

Japanese-oak

Lithocarpus glaber

Least Concern

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

spurred mangrove

Ceriops tagal

Least Concern

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Chinese ixora

Ixora chinensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese juniper

Juniperus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Furrow Lobster

Nupalirus japonicus

Least Concern

Japanese Mitten Lobster

Parribacus japonicus

Data Deficient

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

Horsehair Threadwort

Sphenolobopsis pearsonii

Not Evaluated

Upright Brown Grimmia

Schistidium strictum

Not Evaluated

Downy Veilwort

Metzgeria pubescens

Endangered

Transparent Flapwort

Solenostoma hyalinum

Least Concern

Daimyo oak

Quercus dentata

Least Concern

Jagged Notchwort

Schistochilopsis incisa

Least Concern

Japanese scallion

Allium chinense

Least Concern

guest-tree

Kleinhovia hospita

Least Concern

China doll plant

Radermachera sinica

Not Evaluated

cluster fig

Ficus racemosa

Least Concern

sweet alys

Alysicarpus bupleurifolius

Least Concern

Fuzzy flatsedge

Cyperus pilosus

Least Concern

Citrus mealybug

Planococcus citri

Not Evaluated

sea randa

Guettarda speciosa

Least Concern

Sparrow’s Mango

Buchanania arborescens

Least Concern

Climbing ilang-ilang

Artabotrys hexapetalus

Not Evaluated

river mangrove

Aegiceras corniculatum

Least Concern

Himalayan ash

Fraxinus griffithii

Least Concern

copper-cups

Pentapetes phoenicea

Not Evaluated

Club Root

Plasmodiophora brassicae

Not Evaluated

Cockspur Vine

Pisonia aculeata

Least Concern

Colombian waxweed

Cuphea carthagenensis

Least Concern

Thermomonas koreensis

Not Evaluated

Thatching grass

Hyparrhenia hirta

Not Evaluated

lobster-claws

Vriesea carinata

Not Evaluated

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

lesser knob coral

Cyphastrea serailia

Least Concern

robust shell

Littoraria undulata

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora crassituberculata

Vulnerable

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

common salp

Salpa fusiformis

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

Velvet Horn

Codium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

joker coral

Euphyllia glabrescens

Near Threatened

lesser knob coral

Cyphastrea microphthalma

Least Concern

Common Nodding Moss

Pohlia nutans

Least Concern

Florida keys indian mallow

Abutilon hirtum

Not Evaluated

shaggy wood fern

Dryopteris cycadina

Not Evaluated

Japanese mugwort

Artemisia princeps

Not Evaluated

Common Sunda Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Least Concern

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Lophocolea heterophylla

Least Concern

Red moneywort

Alysicarpus rugosus

Not Evaluated

friendship-plant

Billbergia nutans

Not Evaluated

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

Cyperus surinamensis

Least Concern

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Common Water-Nymph

Najas guadalupensis

Not Evaluated

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