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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

bubble coral

Plerogyra sinuosa

Near Threatened

Hide Beetle

Dermestes maculatus

Not Evaluated

Sea Bindweed

Calystegia soldanella

Near Threatened

Nepal Camellia

Camellia kissii

Least Concern

lobed cactus coral

Lobophyllia flabelliformis

Vulnerable

lobed cactus coral

Lobophyllia diminuta

Vulnerable

netted cone

Conus retifer

Least Concern

Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

Least Concern

Segawa's Cypripedium

Cypripedium segawae

Critically Endangered

Braconid wasp

Cotesia ruficrus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Coccophagus lycimnia

Not Evaluated

Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly

Syrphus torvus

Least Concern

Sepia stingray

Urolophus aurantiacus

Vulnerable

Mucilaginibacter roseus

Not Evaluated

Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Least Concern

Merchant Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus mercator

Not Evaluated

semi-ribbed spire snail

Onoba semicostata

Least Concern

Little fire ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

Not Evaluated

Sphingopyxis macrogoltabida

Not Evaluated

Senegal date palm

Phoenix reclinata

Least Concern

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Willow bent-wing

Phyllocnistis saligna

Least Concern

Emperor

Anax guttatus

Least Concern

sheet fire coral

Millepora platyphylla

Least Concern

serpent coral

Pachyseris gemmae

Near Threatened

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Seven-Arm Octopus

Haliphron atlanticus

Not Evaluated

Rhizobium mayense

Not Evaluated

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

coraltree

Erythrina corallodendron

Least Concern

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Shinella yambaruensis

Not Evaluated

Rothia terrae

Not Evaluated

Sharpnose stingray

Telatrygon acutirostra

Vulnerable

Sharpspine skate

Okamejei acutispina

Vulnerable

Sheep botfly

Oestrus ovis

Extinct

Sheep's Ear Abalone

Haliotis ovina

Least Concern

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shiney Green Leaf Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum

Endangered

shiny bird squid

Ornithoteuthis volatilis

Least Concern

Shiny Cinnamon Polypore

Coltricia cinnamomea

Vulnerable

Curve-leaved Bow-moss

Dicranodontium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas vasicola

Not Evaluated

Corona Cup

Plectania melastoma

Least Concern

Xanthomonas sacchari

Not Evaluated

short-leaf-pine

Pinus echinata

Least Concern

Woolly aphids

Eriosoma ulmi

Not Evaluated

Short Pipe-Wort

Eriocaulon truncatum

Least Concern

Short-spored Earthtongue

Trichoglossum walteri

Vulnerable

Sphingomonas faucium

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Demoiselle Crane

Anthropoides virgo

Least Concern

Mealybug destroyer

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Not Evaluated

Spanish Dot

Antigastra catalaunalis

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila hydei

Not Evaluated

Oleander Aphid

Aphis nerii

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Least Concern

Pomace Fly

Drosophila busckii

Not Evaluated

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