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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
436
CR + EN + VU
Population
23 816 775
Area
36 193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 59
Endangered 131
Vulnerable 246
Near Threatened 193
Least Concern 1651
Data Deficient 132
Not Evaluated 3127
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

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Membranous Pelt Lichen

Peltigera membranacea

Least Concern

Soapy Trich

Tricholoma saponaceum

Least Concern

to-tsubaki

Camellia reticulata

Data Deficient

Wasp

Aphytis proclia

Not Evaluated

Society garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Not Evaluated

Mite

Notoedres cati

Not Evaluated

Soft-furred Taiwan Niviventer

Niviventer culturatus

Least Concern

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

soldier cone

Conus miles

Least Concern

solitary cup coral

Cynarina lacrymalis

Near Threatened

blood-stained cone

Conus sanguinolentus

Least Concern

Erythromicrobium ramosum

Not Evaluated

Centipede

Orphnaeus brevilabiatus

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium acetylicum

Not Evaluated

Sordid Blewit

Lepista sordida

Least Concern

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

South American lupin

Lupinus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

Kurthia gibsonii

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus

Not Evaluated

Staphylococcus fleurettii

Not Evaluated

Southern Bracket

Ganoderma australe

Data Deficient

Follicle mite

Demodex folliculorum

Not Evaluated

Southern Cut Grass

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

anemone coral

Goniopora planulata

Vulnerable

anemone coral

Goniopora pandoraensis

Least Concern

Lysobacter panacisoli

Not Evaluated

spine coral

Hydnophora microconos

Near Threatened

spine coral

Hydnophora exesa

Near Threatened

To Lanze Crab

Geothelphusa ilan

Data Deficient

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Spanish arborvine

Distimake tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Vibrio fluvialis

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

spectral cone

Conus spectrum

Least Concern

Sphaeropsis blight

Sphaeropsis sapinea

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Salinicoccus hispanicus

Not Evaluated

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Spiny Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Least Concern

Staphylococcus pasteuri

Not Evaluated

Spiny Taiwan Niviventer

Niviventer coninga

Least Concern

Spitting Spider

Scytodes thoracica

Least Concern

Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Splendid lantern shark

Etmopterus splendidus

Least Concern

Splendid Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum insigne

Endangered

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Not Evaluated

Broad-folded Frog

Hylarana latouchii

Least Concern

Spotted Milkcap

Lactarius scrobiculatus

Critically Endangered

A Pearl on Head

Trillium tschonoskii

Endangered

Asian blue tick

Rhipicephalus microplus

Not Evaluated

Micromonospora ovatispora

Not Evaluated

aprilrødspore

Entoloma aprile

Near Threatened

Arcyria major

Not Evaluated

Cribraria vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Pleurosigma normanii

Not Evaluated

Sphingobium chungbukense

Not Evaluated

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