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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
436
CR + EN + VU
Population
23 816 775
Area
36 193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 59
Endangered 131
Vulnerable 246
Near Threatened 193
Least Concern 1651
Data Deficient 132
Not Evaluated 3127
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

Common Bird'S Nest

Crucibulum laeve

Least Concern

fly-specked cone

Conus stercusmuscarum

Least Concern

Scarlet Minivet

Pericrocotus speciosus

Not Evaluated

Indian Sundew

Drosera indica

Least Concern

lesser star coral

Goniastrea pectinata

Least Concern

Tripe Fungus

Auricularia mesenterica

Near Threatened

Black sand skate

Okamejei boesemani

Vulnerable

tri-spine horseshoe crab

Tachypleus tridentatus

Endangered

Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Not Evaluated

Duckweed

Lemna trisulca

Near Threatened

false cleavers

Galium spurium

Extinct

Three Finger Leaf Algae

Halimeda incrassata

Not Evaluated

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Tributary Flying Frog

Zhangixalus prasinatus

Near Threatened

Brown powderpost beetle

Lyctus brunneus

Not Evaluated

Nepal alder

Alnus nepalensis

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora effusa

Near Threatened

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Not Evaluated

Tropical Bluetail

Ischnura senegalensis

Least Concern

Bristled Parachute

Marasmius cohaerens

Least Concern

Bristly Haircap

Polytrichum piliferum

Least Concern

Xanthomonas translucens

Not Evaluated

British Columbia Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Not Evaluated

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

Brittle Naiad

Najas minor

Critically Endangered

Brittle Swan-neck Moss

Campylopus fragilis

Not Evaluated

Shortnosed cattle louse

Haematopinus eurysternus

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

hump coral

Porites deformis

Near Threatened

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

tuna

Opuntia tuna

Not Evaluated

truncated screw moss

Tortula truncata

Least Concern

Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis atrovirens

Least Concern

Tube-building worm

Hydroides dirampha

Not Evaluated

hump coral

Porites densa

Near Threatened

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Merismopedia punctata

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Brookweed

Samolus valerandi

Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

Suillus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Brown Argonaut

Argonauta hians

Least Concern

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Flowerpot Parasol

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Not Evaluated

cabbage moth

Mamestra brassicae

Least Concern

shiny-leaf prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum nitidum

Least Concern

Brownfish

Actinopyga echinites

Vulnerable

tobacco-tree

Solanum erianthum

Not Evaluated

Rove beetle

Atheta longicornis

Least Concern

Sixgill stingray

Hexatrygon bickelli

Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum armatum

Least Concern

Muricauda olearia

Not Evaluated

Cinnabar Webcap

Cortinarius cinnabarinus

Vulnerable

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Steccherinum ochraceum

Least Concern

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

Buckhorn

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

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