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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

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Bhutan Cypress

Cupressus cashmeriana

Near Threatened

Agrococcus jenensis

Not Evaluated

Active gray pine needle aphid

Eulachnus rileyi

Not Evaluated

Acetobacter ghanensis

Not Evaluated

Guenther's Amoy Frog

Sylvirana guentheri

Least Concern

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

Common Ink Cap

Coprinopsis atramentaria

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Chrysocharis viridis

Not Evaluated

Grey Puffball

Bovista plumbea

Least Concern

Grey Inkcap

Coprinopsis cinerea

Least Concern

Grey Coral

Clavulina cinerea

Least Concern

Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

Diplazon laetatorius

Not Evaluated

Greville's Bolete

Suillus grevillei

Least Concern

small knob coral

Plesiastrea versipora

Least Concern

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Green Russula

Russula virescens

Near Threatened

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

Parasitic wasp

Encarsia citrina

Not Evaluated

Greenhouse frog

Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Common Earthball

Scleroderma citrinum

Least Concern

Birch Woodwart

Jackrogersella multiformis

Least Concern

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Common Apple Snail

Pomacea bridgesii

Least Concern

Birch Mazegill

Lenzites betulinus

Not Evaluated

greedy scale

Hemiberlesia rapax

Not Evaluated

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

common fanflower

Scaevola aemula

Not Evaluated

birch cone

Conus betulinus

Least Concern

Autumn fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Not Evaluated

Agrococcus carbonis

Not Evaluated

Great Scented Liverwort

Conocephalum conicum

Data Deficient

Locust bean moth

Apomyelois ceratoniae

Not Evaluated

Inky Mushroom

Agaricus placomyces

Not Evaluated

Common Chinese Treefrog

Hyla chinensis

Least Concern

Birch Bristle Bracket

Phellinus lundellii

Critically Endangered

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Common Blanket Octopus

Tremoctopus violaceus

Least Concern

Teasel Marble

Endothenia gentianaeana

Not Evaluated

Warer willow

Justicia gendarussa

Not Evaluated

lobed croton

Astraea lobata

Not Evaluated

Comb-finned squid

Chtenopteryx sicula

Data Deficient

Bilobed grewia

Grewia biloba

Least Concern

Juniper Disco

Pithya cupressina

Not Evaluated

Comatricha tenerrima

Not Evaluated

gray whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Least Concern

Comatricha pulchella

Not Evaluated

Orange Disco

Aleurodiscus amorphus

Least Concern

Comatricha nigra

Not Evaluated

Hyophila Moss

Hyophila involuta

Not Evaluated

Comatricha laxa

Not Evaluated

Australian tallowwood

Eucalyptus microcorys

Near Threatened

Colletotrichum dematium

Not Evaluated

Grassland Pricklypear

Opuntia macrorhiza

Least Concern

Collaria lurida

Not Evaluated

Grapevine Downy Mildew

Plasmopara viticola

Not Evaluated

Grama-Guatemala

Tripsacum laxum

Least Concern

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

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