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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

Calothrix brevissima

Not Evaluated

camelbush

Trichodesma zeylanicum

Not Evaluated

Camellia

Camellia japonica

Least Concern

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago altissima

Not Evaluated

cauliflower coral

Pocillopora fungiformis

Endangered

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

Carmine spider mite

Tetranychus urticae

Not Evaluated

Carnival Candy Slime Mold

Arcyria denudata

Not Evaluated

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Carolina Hemlock

Tsuga caroliniana

Near Threatened

carrot-willow aphid

Cavariella aegopodii

Not Evaluated

Caryophanon tenue

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Cellulophaga fucicola

Not Evaluated

Ceratium inflatum

Not Evaluated

Ceratium teres

Not Evaluated

Cercospora beticola

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros anastomosans

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros borealis

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros brevis

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros castracanei

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros compressus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros constrictus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros curvisetus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros decipiens

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros didymus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros lauderi

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros socialis

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros subtilis

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros vistulae

Not Evaluated

chaffweed

Lysimachia minima

Vulnerable

Chak Ko Shan Crab

Geothelphusa monticola

Least Concern

Challenger skate

Bathyraja isotrachys

Least Concern

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Change angel shark

Squatina japonica

Critically Endangered

Characteristic Cone

Conus caracteristicus

Least Concern

Chelativorans multitrophicus

Not Evaluated

Chenopodium aphid

Hayhurstia atriplicis

Not Evaluated

Cherokee rose

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

Chestnut Blight

Cryphonectria parasitica

Not Evaluated

Chestnut Brittlestem

Homophron spadiceum

Least Concern

Chinese evergreen

Aglaonema costatum

Not Evaluated

Chinese jumper worm

Amynthas gracilis

Not Evaluated

Chinese lovegrass

Eragrostis unioloides

Least Concern

Chinese numbfish

Narcine lingula

Vulnerable

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Chinese Redbud

Cercis chinensis

Least Concern

Chinese soapberry

Sapindus mukorossi

Least Concern

Chinese Spiranthes

Spiranthes sinensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese trumpet-creeper

Campsis grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Chinese wingnut

Pterocarya stenoptera

Least Concern

Chines swamp cypress

Glyptostrobus pensilis

Critically Endangered

chicken mite

Dermanyssus gallinae

Not Evaluated

Chickweed Sparrow

Microcarpaea minima

Least Concern

China Lobster

Metanephrops sinensis

Least Concern

China Skate

Dipturus wuhanlingi

Data Deficient

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese Asparagus

Asparagus cochinchinensis

Data Deficient

Chinese Brake

Pteris vittata

Least Concern

Chinese chastetree

Vitex negundo

Least Concern

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