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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

Shinella granuli

Not Evaluated

owl's-eye

Mammillaria parkinsonii

Endangered

Novosphingobium tardaugens

Not Evaluated

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

Least Concern

old-lady pincushion

Mammillaria hahniana

Near Threatened

Many-Fruited Pelt Lichen

Peltigera polydactylon

Data Deficient

Novosphingobium sediminicola

Not Evaluated

Pacific jewel box

Chama pacifica

Not Evaluated

ocular coral

Madrepora oculata

Data Deficient

Clouded Agaric

Clitocybe nebularis

Least Concern

Novosphingobium fluoreni

Not Evaluated

octopus coral

Galaxea fascicularis

Near Threatened

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Pacific pearl-oyster

Pinctada margaritifera

Not Evaluated

paddle grass

Halophila decipiens

Least Concern

Paddlenose chimaera

Rhinochimaera africana

Data Deficient

octopus coral

Galaxea astreata

Vulnerable

Carnival Candy Slime Mold

Arcyria denudata

Not Evaluated

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

Ochre Gillgobbler

Hypomyces lateritius

Least Concern

Novosphingobium taihuense

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium rhizosphaerae

Not Evaluated

Asian soybean rust

Phakopsora pachyrhizi

Not Evaluated

Ochre Club

Clavariadelphus ligula

Least Concern

Corm dry rot

Rigidoporus vinctus

Not Evaluated

Giant Golden Orb Weaver

Nephila pilipes

Least Concern

Ocellate spot skate

Okamejei kenojei

Vulnerable

Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum

Not Evaluated

Chinese Spiny Lobster

Panulirus stimpsoni

Data Deficient

Carmine spider mite

Tetranychus urticae

Not Evaluated

Ant

Tetramorium simillimum

Not Evaluated

saffron spike

Aphelandra squarrosa

Not Evaluated

Leaf rust of coffee

Hemileia vastatrix

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium soli

Not Evaluated

Snow Fungus

Tremella fuciformis

Not Evaluated

Painted Suillus

Suillus spraguei

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Oceanic Lychee

Pometia pinnata

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora nodosa

Near Threatened

Novosphingobium aromaticivorans

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Sepedophilus testaceus

Least Concern

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen

Cetrelia chicitae

Not Evaluated

Asian Jumpseed

Persicaria filiformis

Not Evaluated

Oak-Loving Gymnopus

Gymnopus dryophilus

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora digitata

Least Concern

Urn-fruit beauty-berry

Callicarpa macrophylla

Least Concern

Novosphingobium chloroacetimidivorans

Not Evaluated

geographer cone

Conus geographus

Least Concern

Oak Curtain Crust

Hymenochaete rubiginosa

Least Concern

violet crown cactus

Rebutia minuscula

Least Concern

Tuberous Polypore

Polyporus tuberaster

Least Concern

Common Club Rush Rust

Puccinia scirpi

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium capsulatum

Not Evaluated

cauliflower coral

Pocillopora fungiformis

Endangered

pore coral

Montipora samarensis

Vulnerable

porcelain coral

Leptoseris solida

Least Concern

Vectis moss

Chenia leptophylla

Not Evaluated

Nitzschia intermedia

Not Evaluated

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