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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

pore coral

Montipora gaimardi

Vulnerable

Large-Spored Pea Truffle

Glomus macrocarpum

Not Evaluated

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

Spotted Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus maculatus

Least Concern

Smooth-Footed Powderhorn

Cladonia ochrochlora

Least Concern

Mottled Marble

Bactra furfurana

Near Threatened

Least Shoot

Gibberifera simplana

Least Concern

Salted Starburst Lichen

Imshaugia aleurites

Near Threatened

anemone coral

Goniopora pendulus

Least Concern

anemone coral

Goniopora eclipsensis

Least Concern

Brassica Ringspot

Mycosphaerella brassicicola

Not Evaluated

Desert Night-blooming Cereus

Peniocereus greggii

Least Concern

Verticillium wilt

Verticillium alboatrum

Not Evaluated

Milky Conecap

Conocybe apala

Endangered

Rattail skate

Dipturus lanceorostratus

Data Deficient

Starburst Shadow Lichen

Phaeophyscia endococcina

Least Concern

Guinea ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Not Evaluated

Bunt Of Wheat

Tilletia laevis

Not Evaluated

common bushweed

Flueggea virosa

Least Concern

Unicorn Blunthorn Lobster

Palinustus unicornutus

Least Concern

Urugavian Lobster

Metanephrops rubellus

Data Deficient

Rollrim Mould

Penicillium brevicompactum

Not Evaluated

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Crimped Gill

Plicaturopsis crispa

Not Evaluated

Speckled Iceland Lichen

Cetrelia cetrarioides

Not Evaluated

Pink Discus

Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Not Evaluated

Rough Speckled Shield Lichen

Punctelia rudecta

Not Evaluated

Ruffled Jellyskin

Leptogium chloromelum

Not Evaluated

Black-Stalked Marasmius

Tetrapyrgos nigripes

Not Evaluated

Inelegant Horsehair Lichen

Bryoria trichodes

Not Evaluated

Orange Mycena

Mycena leaiana

Not Evaluated

Mycetocola saprophilus

Not Evaluated

Powdery Axil-Bristle Lichen

Myelochroa aurulenta

Not Evaluated

Rosy Saucer Lichen

Ochrolechia trochophora

Not Evaluated

Chicken Fat Mushroom

Suillus americanus

Not Evaluated

Graceful Bolete

Austroboletus gracilis

Not Evaluated

Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete

Hemileccinum subglabripes

Not Evaluated

Powdery Sulfur Bolete

Pulveroboletus ravenelii

Not Evaluated

Common Button Lichen

Buellia erubescens

Not Evaluated

Red-Mouth Bolete

Boletus subvelutipes

Not Evaluated

Russell'S Bolete

Aureoboletus russellii

Not Evaluated

Wrinkly Stinkhorn

Phallus rugulosus

Not Evaluated

Rosy Parachute

Marasmius pulcherripes

Not Evaluated

Filmy Dome Spider

Neriene radiata

Critically Endangered

Rust fungus

Uromyces spegazzinii

Not Evaluated

Smut fungus

Ustilago esculenta

Not Evaluated

Leaf smut

Eballistra oryzae

Not Evaluated

Citrus black spot

Phyllosticta citricarpa

Not Evaluated

Yellow Unicorn Entoloma

Entoloma murrayi

Not Evaluated

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Almond Mushroom

Agaricus subrufescens

Data Deficient

Diatom

Thalassiosira baltica

Not Evaluated

Swiss Cheese Algae

Hydroclathrus clathratus

Not Evaluated

White Scroll Algae

Padina sanctae-crucis

Not Evaluated

Encrusting Fan-leaf Algae

Lobophora variegata

Not Evaluated

Anthurium thrips

Chaetanaphothrips orchidii

Not Evaluated

least valley coral

Leptoria irregularis

Vulnerable

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Chickenweed

Portulaca quadrifida

Not Evaluated

Oriental wood borer

Heterobostrychus aequalis

Not Evaluated

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