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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

Novosphingobium chloroacetimidivorans

Not Evaluated

Oak Curtain Crust

Hymenochaete rubiginosa

Least Concern

Novosphingobium capsulatum

Not Evaluated

Pancake Crust

Perenniporia medulla-panis

Vulnerable

cauliflower coral

Pocillopora fungiformis

Endangered

pore coral

Montipora samarensis

Vulnerable

porcelain coral

Leptoseris solida

Least Concern

Nitzschia intermedia

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium panipatense

Not Evaluated

porcelain coral

Leptoseris tubulifera

Least Concern

Nussatella cone

Conus nussatella

Least Concern

longbract frog orchid

Dactylorhiza viridis

Not Evaluated

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Least Concern

Novosphingobium guangzhouense

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium arabidopsis

Not Evaluated

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

pea glycine

Glycine tabacina

Not Evaluated

peace-lily

Spathiphyllum floribundum

Not Evaluated

peach palm

Bactris gasipaes

Vulnerable

Ant

Technomyrmex albipes

Not Evaluated

Pearl Millet

Cenchrus americanus

Extinct

Notched Rustwort

Marsupella emarginata

Extinct

Pendulous Wing-moss

Antitrichia curtipendula

Vulnerable

Halomonas pacifica

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Halomonas aquamarina

Not Evaluated

pore coral

Montipora turtlensis

Vulnerable

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Tutsan Rust

Melampsora hypericorum

Not Evaluated

Northern rat flea

Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Persian buttercup

Ranunculus asiaticus

Not Evaluated

Twilight Brown

Melanitis leda

Least Concern

Gaika Blue

Zizula hylax

Least Concern

Neidium bisulcata

Not Evaluated

Species code: Th

Thalassia hemprichii

Least Concern

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

Formosan koa

Acacia confusa

Least Concern

Mycoplana ramosa

Not Evaluated

Petticoat Mottlegill

Panaeolus papilionaceus

Least Concern

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

Phalsa

Grewia asiatica

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora venosa

Near Threatened

Nitzschia angularis

Not Evaluated

pore coral

Montipora angulata

Vulnerable

Centipede

Pachymerium ferrugineum

Least Concern

Navicula digitoradiata

Not Evaluated

Camellia

Camellia japonica

Least Concern

Praxelis

Praxelis clematidea

Not Evaluated

piccabeen bangalow palm

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Not Evaluated

stone-leaf coral

Lithophyllon undulatum

Near Threatened

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

Trachelomonas superba

Not Evaluated

Yellowdrop Milkcap

Lactarius chrysorrheus

Least Concern

Micromonospora soli

Not Evaluated

camelbush

Trichodesma zeylanicum

Not Evaluated

Ant

Cardiocondyla obscurior

Not Evaluated

Marsh fleabane

Pluchea carolinensis

Least Concern

Cellar Fungus

Coniophora puteana

Least Concern

Micromonospora melanospora

Not Evaluated

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