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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

Lysinibacillus odysseyi

Not Evaluated

Raphidiopsis raciborskii

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus macroides

Not Evaluated

calico-plant

Alternanthera bettzickiana

Not Evaluated

Nanhu Salamander

Hynobius glacialis

Critically Endangered

long-stalk sida

Sida cordata

Extinct

spine coral

Hydnophora rigida

Least Concern

Star sedge

Rhynchospora colorata

Least Concern

Lysinibacillus massiliensis

Not Evaluated

Creeping-bluet

Oldenlandiopsis callitrichoides

Least Concern

mushroom coral

Fungia fungites

Near Threatened

Luteimonas mephitis

Not Evaluated

pore coral

Montipora altasepta

Vulnerable

Formosa's Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium formosanum

Endangered

Caldimonas taiwanensis

Not Evaluated

Forrest's Hemlock

Tsuga forrestii

Vulnerable

rosa scale

Aulacaspis rosae

Not Evaluated

Narrow-Leaf Bittercress

Cardamine impatiens

Least Concern

Calcidiscus leptoporus

Not Evaluated

kodo wood

Ehretia acuminata

Least Concern

painted-leaf begonia

Begonia rex

Not Evaluated

Webbing clothes moth

Tineola bisselliella

Least Concern

Annual Sea-Blite

Suaeda maritima

Near Threatened

pore coral

Montipora floweri

Least Concern

Museum Beetle

Anthrenus museorum

Least Concern

False amaranth

Digera muricata

Extinct

Lepocinclis marssonii

Not Evaluated

burrawong

Macrozamia communis

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Natal-ivy

Senecio macroglossus

Not Evaluated

Trichormus azollae

Not Evaluated

Mu oil tree

Vernicia montana

Least Concern

Halomonas rifensis

Not Evaluated

Two-spotted Cricket

Gryllus bimaculatus

Not Evaluated

Orange-bellied Treefrog

Zhangixalus aurantiventris

Endangered

Litoribrevibacter euphylliae

Not Evaluated

Jove grass

Hemarthria compressa

Least Concern

White Adder'S Mouth

Malaxis monophyllos

Vulnerable

Leucobacter denitrificans

Not Evaluated

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Cajeput tree

Melaleuca linariifolia

Least Concern

Neckweed

Veronica peregrina

Not Evaluated

Nees pellia

Pellia neesiana

Endangered

sea bilberry

Vaccinium bracteatum

Least Concern

Nees pouchwort

Calypogeia neesiana

Least Concern

Ichneumonid wasp

Hypsicera femoralis

Not Evaluated

Blackening Russula

Russula adusta

Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

Toona calantas

Data Deficient

septic fig

Ficus septica

Least Concern

Oriental white oak

Quercus aliena

Least Concern

Muehlenbeck's broom moss

Dicranum muehlenbeckii

Extinct

Asiatic holly fern

Cyrtomium caryotideum

Extinct

net coral

Alveopora allingi

Vulnerable

Finger Grass

Limnophila aromatica

Least Concern

Fortune's Yew Plum

Cephalotaxus fortunei

Least Concern

Short Haired Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum ciliolare

Endangered

Formosa Pine

Pinus taiwanensis

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora corbettensis

Vulnerable

Mucronate Sprangletop

Leptochloa panicea

Not Evaluated

moutan peony

Paeonia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

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