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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

Chinese cork oak

Quercus variabilis

Least Concern

Arborescent pricklypear

Opuntia leucotricha

Least Concern

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Microbacterium enclense

Not Evaluated

Tenacibaculum aiptasiae

Not Evaluated

Robertkochia marina

Not Evaluated

Enteractinococcus fodinae

Not Evaluated

Chinese chastetree

Vitex negundo

Least Concern

Asian marshweed

Limnophila sessiliflora

Least Concern

Ensifer shofinae

Not Evaluated

Staphylococcus gallinarum

Not Evaluated

Micrococcus cohnii

Not Evaluated

Jersey Fern

Anogramma leptophylla

Extinct

Aquimarina litoralis

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas maliensis

Not Evaluated

Horse Mushroom

Agaricus arvensis

Least Concern

Xanthomonas cynarae

Not Evaluated

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Zimmermannella alba

Not Evaluated

Chinese Asparagus

Asparagus cochinchinensis

Data Deficient

Xanthomonas cucurbitae

Not Evaluated

Asian date mussel

Arcuatula senhousia

Not Evaluated

Aquimarina intermedia

Not Evaluated

American Abrupt-Bulbed Lepidella

Amanita abrupta

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas pisi

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Asian copperleaf

Acalypha australis

Not Evaluated

China Skate

Dipturus wuhanlingi

Data Deficient

Viridibacillus arvi

Not Evaluated

China Lobster

Metanephrops sinensis

Least Concern

Asian chestnut gall wasp

Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Not Evaluated

Aquibacter zeaxanthinifaciens

Not Evaluated

Vibrio rumoiensis

Not Evaluated

Vibrio navarrensis

Not Evaluated

Vibrio jasicida

Not Evaluated

Vibrio aerogenes

Not Evaluated

Viridibacillus arenosi

Not Evaluated

Vibrio ruber

Not Evaluated

Vibrio hyugaensis

Not Evaluated

Asteromphalus heptactis

Not Evaluated

Apple Powdery Mildew

Podosphaera leucotricha

Not Evaluated

African winged-bean

Psophocarpus palustris

Not Evaluated

Achlya proliferoides

Not Evaluated

Trachelomonas scabra

Not Evaluated

Trachelomonas similis

Not Evaluated

Chickweed Sparrow

Microcarpaea minima

Least Concern

Thermomonas fusca

Not Evaluated

Volvariella volvacea

Not Evaluated

Asterionella formosa

Not Evaluated

Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Not Evaluated

Surirella biseriata

Not Evaluated

chicken mite

Dermanyssus gallinae

Not Evaluated

Chir pine

Pinus roxburghii

Least Concern

Aspergillus flavus

Not Evaluated

Sulfolobus yangmingensis

Not Evaluated

Streptomyces griseoviridis

Not Evaluated

Chines swamp cypress

Glyptostrobus pensilis

Critically Endangered

Stenotrophomonas tumulicola

Not Evaluated

Chinese wingnut

Pterocarya stenoptera

Least Concern

asoka-tree

Saraca indica

Least Concern

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