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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

Taiga Flycatcher

Ficedula albicilla

Not Evaluated

Cowhead eagle ray

Myliobatis tobijei

Vulnerable

Bark Snail

Zonitoides arboreus

Not Evaluated

Taiwan Long-eared Bat

Plecotus taivanus

Near Threatened

Taiwan salamander

Hynobius formosanus

Endangered

Taiwan spurdog

Squalus formosus

Endangered

Taiwan Vole

Microtus kikuchii

Least Concern

Tall Gastrodia

Gastrodia elata

Vulnerable

Taiwan White Pine

Pinus morrisonicola

Near Threatened

urn hair moss

Pogonatum urnigerum

Vulnerable

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

tall anomodon

Anomodon viticulosus

Vulnerable

Tamarisk Scalewort

Frullania tamarisci

Vulnerable

Ensifer terangae

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Tara vine

Actinidia arguta

Not Evaluated

Taylor s flapwort

Mylia taylorii

Least Concern

teatree

Polyscias fruticosa

Not Evaluated

thecacera

Thecacera pennigera

Not Evaluated

the latin

Callopistria juventina

Least Concern

Thomson's leafy moss

Mnium thomsonii

Least Concern

thorn coral

Stylocoeniella armata

Least Concern

Bear Lentinus

Lentinellus ursinus

Least Concern

thorn coral

Stylocoeniella cocosensis

Vulnerable

thorn coral

Stylocoeniella guentheri

Least Concern

Thorny olive

Elaeagnus pungens

Least Concern

Threeband gardenslug

Ambigolimax valentianus

Not Evaluated

three-lobed whipwort

Bazzania trilobata

Critically Endangered

serpent coral

Pachyseris rugosa

Vulnerable

bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Least Concern

Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

Arenaria serpyllifolia

Least Concern

Beech Tarcrust

Biscogniauxia nummularia

Data Deficient

Tidalmarsh flatsedge

Cyperus serotinus

Extinct

tiny-leaved haplocladium

Haplocladium microphyllum

Not Evaluated

tiger's-jaw

Faucaria tigrina

Not Evaluated

Cocoa moth

Ephestia elutella

Least Concern

golden Malay beam

Engelhardia roxburghiana

Not Evaluated

bubble cone

Conus bullatus

Least Concern

Oldman's cap

Polycarpaea corymbosa

Extinct

Bigtail skate

Dipturus macrocauda

Near Threatened

tipped bubblegum coral

Physogyra lichtensteini

Vulnerable

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Tongue-leaf Copper-moss

Scopelophila cataractae

Not Evaluated

bitter aloe

Aloe ferox

Not Evaluated

Bitter Oysterling

Panellus stipticus

Least Concern

Bitter Scalewort

Porella arboris-vitae

Vulnerable

Tobacco

Nicotiana sanderae

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tenuipalpus pacificus

Not Evaluated

Toothed Plagiomnium Moss

Plagiomnium cuspidatum

Vulnerable

Common knotweed

Polygonum plebeium

Not Evaluated

Black Bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus

Least Concern

trailing iceplant

Lampranthus spectabilis

Not Evaluated

transparent fork moss

Dichodontium pellucidum

Critically Endangered

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Triangle barnacle

Balanus trigonus

Not Evaluated

triangle palm

Dypsis decaryi

Vulnerable

Fragrant Crestwort

Lophocolea fragrans

Vulnerable

Singapore holly

Malpighia coccigera

Not Evaluated

Didymo

Didymosphenia geminatum

Not Evaluated

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

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