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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
326
CR + EN + VU
Population
23 816 775
Area
36 193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 52
Endangered 101
Vulnerable 173
Near Threatened 116
Least Concern 1378
Data Deficient 102
Not Evaluated 3040
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

Planomicrobium psychrophilum

Not Evaluated

Planomicrobium flavidum

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros anastomosans

Not Evaluated

Planococcus rifietoensis

Not Evaluated

Pseudo-nitzschia pungens

Not Evaluated

Ceriporia viridans

Least Concern

Porphyrobacter colymbi

Not Evaluated

Planomicrobium okeanokoites

Not Evaluated

Ceriporia reticulata

Least Concern

Planomicrobium chinense

Not Evaluated

Pseudanabaena limnetica

Not Evaluated

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Unaspis yanonensis

Not Evaluated

Antrodia heteromorpha

Critically Endangered

Physarum viride

Not Evaluated

Phacus hamelii

Not Evaluated

Cercospora beticola

Not Evaluated

Ceratium teres

Not Evaluated

Photobacterium ganghwense

Not Evaluated

Physarum psittacinum

Not Evaluated

Pinnularia mesolepta

Not Evaluated

Ceratium inflatum

Not Evaluated

Cellulophaga fucicola

Not Evaluated

Anthracobia maurilabra

Least Concern

Physarum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Photobacterium halotolerans

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Staphylococcus saccharolyticus

Not Evaluated

Pedobacter suwonensis

Not Evaluated

Caryophanon tenue

Not Evaluated

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Pedobacter kyungheensis

Not Evaluated

One Colored Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum concolor

Endangered

carrot fern

Onychium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Armoured Lobster

Metanephrops armatus

Data Deficient

Penicillium expansum

Not Evaluated

Tozer's Thread-moss

Epipterygium tozeri

Not Evaluated

Parasegetibacter luojiensis

Not Evaluated

Changeable Rock-moss

Andreaea mutabilis

Not Evaluated

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

ivory cone

Conus eburneus

Least Concern

Carolina Hornwort

Phaeoceros carolinianus

Near Threatened

pore coral

Montipora capitata

Near Threatened

Olive Brittlegill

Russula olivacea

Least Concern

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Paraburkholderia dipogonis

Not Evaluated

Old Man Of The Woods

Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Endangered

Pedobacter roseus

Not Evaluated

Carolina Hemlock

Tsuga caroliniana

Near Threatened

arikury palm

Syagrus schizophylla

Not Evaluated

Anthomyiid fly

Emmesomyia socia

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Onion-Stalk Parasol

Leucocoprinus cepistipes

Not Evaluated

Old Man Cactus

Cephalocereus senilis

Endangered

pore coral

Montipora spumosa

Least Concern

Novosphingobium tardaugens

Not Evaluated

porcelain coral

Leptoseris explanata

Least Concern

old-lady pincushion

Mammillaria hahniana

Near Threatened

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium sediminicola

Not Evaluated

ocular coral

Madrepora oculata

Data Deficient

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