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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

crispy crust coral

Merulina scabricula

Least Concern

Lysobacter ruishenii

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter defluvii

Not Evaluated

larger star coral

Favites flexuosa

Near Threatened

European Red Mite

Panonychus ulmi

Not Evaluated

Black Witches' Butter

Exidia glandulosa

Least Concern

Vine Moth

Eupoecilia ambiguella

Least Concern

Sichuan-pepper

Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Shore Fly

Scatella stagnalis

Not Evaluated

Rhizobium hainanense

Not Evaluated

Rhizobium jaguaris

Not Evaluated

Rhizobium paranaense

Not Evaluated

Rhizobium cellulosilyticum

Not Evaluated

Jelly Rot

Phlebia tremellosa

Least Concern

Calothrix cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Japanese zelkova

Zelkova serrata

Near Threatened

Jelly-Antler

Calocera viscosa

Least Concern

Japanese wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Roseomonas lacus

Not Evaluated

Kushneria avicenniae

Not Evaluated

Badhamia panicea

Not Evaluated

Amur grape

Vitis amurensis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Squid

Loliolus japonica

Data Deficient

Flavobacterium haoranii

Not Evaluated

Ruffled Freckle Pelt Lichen

Peltigera leucophlebia

Critically Endangered

Badhamia nitens

Not Evaluated

Not Evaluated

Long-toed Myotis

Myotis secundus

Least Concern

Black Threadtail

Prodasineura autumnalis

Least Concern

Badhamia affinis

Not Evaluated

ampulle bubble

Bulla ampulla

Not Evaluated

Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Not Evaluated

Broadmouth cat shark

Apristurus macrostomus

Least Concern

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Rust

Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae

Not Evaluated

Snow banana

Ensete glaucum

Least Concern

Japanese spindletree

Euonymus japonicus

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

Rattus tanezumi

Least Concern

Bacteriastrum hyalinum

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Water Shrew

Chimarrogale himalayica

Least Concern

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Bandicota indica

Least Concern

Japanese butterfly ray

Gymnura japonica

Vulnerable

Methanosarcina mazei

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Bacterial Speck

Pseudomonas syringae

Not Evaluated

Amphora ovalis

Not Evaluated

akaika

Ommastrephes bartramii

Not Evaluated

Jameson'S Liverwort

Syzygiella autumnalis

Least Concern

jalap

Ipomoea purga

Not Evaluated

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

Bacterial Crown Gall

Agrobacterium radiobacter

Not Evaluated

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Methanolobus chelungpuianus

Not Evaluated

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

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