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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

Thrips

Thrips palmi

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Willow-Leaved Water Croton

Homonoia riparia

Least Concern

Yellow Fieldcap

Bolbitius titubans

Least Concern

Caliptrate fly

Fannia manicata

Not Evaluated

Rhizobium vallis

Not Evaluated

drought grass

Ischaemum muticum

Least Concern

Jewel enope squid

Pyroteuthis margaritifera

Least Concern

Yefen

Fuirena umbellata

Least Concern

Ammiralis cone

Conus ammiralis

Least Concern

narrow-leaf palm-lily

Cordyline stricta

Least Concern

Succulent spiderwort

Tradescantia crassula

Not Evaluated

Rusty Pennies

Puccinia hydrocotyles

Not Evaluated

Nocardiopsis alba

Not Evaluated

False Puffball

Reticularia lycoperdon

Not Evaluated

Chinese fringe flower

Loropetalum chinense

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Passaloecus insignis

Least Concern

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

Citrus Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora chinensis

Not Evaluated

Bulb mite

Rhizoglyphus echinopus

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Ephedrus plagiator

Not Evaluated

Yantai stingray

Hemitrygon laevigata

Vulnerable

Kanshirei Village Frog

Rana sauteri

Vulnerable

anemone coral

Goniopora djiboutiensis

Least Concern

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Charcoal Eyelash

Anthracobia melaloma

Not Evaluated

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

tropical reed

Phragmites karka

Least Concern

kaphal

Nageia nagi

Near Threatened

Shortfin smooth lanternshark

Etmopterus joungi

Least Concern

Orkney Notchwort

Anastrepta orcadensis

Vulnerable

Bush clockvine

Thunbergia erecta

Not Evaluated

Cribraria cancellata

Not Evaluated

butterfly cone

Conus pulcher

Least Concern

common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Least Concern

Button mangrove

Conocarpus erectus

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Aleochara puberula

Not Evaluated

Spotted Bolete

Xanthoconium affine

Not Evaluated

Cape bugloss

Anchusa capensis

Not Evaluated

cape-jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

Not Evaluated

Wall Screw-moss

Tortula muralis

Least Concern

cardinal's-guard

Pachystachys coccinea

Not Evaluated

Chocolateweed

Melochia corchorifolia

Least Concern

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Case-making clothes moth

Tinea pellionella

Least Concern

Fingerprint Oyster

Alectryonella plicatula

Data Deficient

Carrion Beetle

Creophilus maxillosus

Least Concern

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Fingered Cowlwort

Colura calyptrifolia

Data Deficient

Common Stonewort

Chara vulgaris

Endangered

Japanese-oak

Lithocarpus glaber

Least Concern

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

spurred mangrove

Ceriops tagal

Least Concern

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Chinese ixora

Ixora chinensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese juniper

Juniperus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Furrow Lobster

Nupalirus japonicus

Least Concern

Japanese Mitten Lobster

Parribacus japonicus

Data Deficient

Cigar flower

Cuphea ignea

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

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