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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

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

Suillus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Brown Argonaut

Argonauta hians

Least Concern

Flowerpot Parasol

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Not Evaluated

shiny-leaf prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum nitidum

Least Concern

Brownfish

Actinopyga echinites

Vulnerable

tobacco-tree

Solanum erianthum

Not Evaluated

Rove beetle

Atheta longicornis

Least Concern

Sixgill stingray

Hexatrygon bickelli

Least Concern

Fragile Brittlegill

Russula fragilis

Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum armatum

Least Concern

Muricauda olearia

Not Evaluated

Cinnabar Webcap

Cortinarius cinnabarinus

Vulnerable

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Steccherinum ochraceum

Least Concern

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Turkey-Tail

Trametes versicolor

Least Concern

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Rhizobium alamii

Not Evaluated

Twoflower passionflower

Passiflora biflora

Least Concern

shrubby sophora

Sophora flavescens

Least Concern

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

floating fern

Ceratopteris pteridoides

Not Evaluated

Devil weed

Sargassum horneri

Not Evaluated

Gray mangrove

Avicennia marina

Least Concern

Vampires Bane

Mycetinis scorodonius

Least Concern

Variable Crisp-moss

Trichostomum brachydontium

Not Evaluated

Stenotrophomonas panacihumi

Not Evaluated

Velvet leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Least Concern

vegetable-hummingbird

Sesbania grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Veilwort

Pallavicinia lyellii

Vulnerable

Velvet Brittlegill

Russula violeipes

Least Concern

Ocean Turf Grass

Halophila beccarii

Vulnerable

Fluted Bird'S Nest

Cyathus striatus

Least Concern

Velvet Rollrim

Tapinella atrotomentosa

Least Concern

Velvet Shank

Flammulina velutipes

Least Concern

Velvet Shield

Pluteus umbrosus

Least Concern

Verdigris Agaric

Stropharia aeruginosa

Least Concern

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Viper grass

Dinebra retroflexa

Not Evaluated

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Violet Domecap

Calocybe ionides

Not Evaluated

violet-eyed swimming crab

Carupa tenuipes

Not Evaluated

violin spiders

Loxosceles rufescens

Not Evaluated

Vogel tephrosia

Tephrosia vogelii

Not Evaluated

Ze Great Crab

Geothelphusa dolichopodes

Least Concern

Wandflower

Sparaxis tricolor

Not Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not Evaluated

Water Chickweed

Stellaria aquatica

Not Evaluated

waterlily aphid

Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae

Not Evaluated

water fern

Ceratopteris thalictroides

Not Evaluated

red calla

Zantedeschia rehmannii

Not Evaluated

watermelon pepper

Peperomia argyreia

Not Evaluated

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

dwarf white bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata

Least Concern

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Wax mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus

Not Evaluated

weasel cone

Conus mustelinus

Least Concern

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