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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

Deer Mushroom

Pluteus cervinus

Least Concern

Common Yellow Russula

Russula ochroleuca

Least Concern

Confederate jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Not Evaluated

Plain Earthtongue

Geoglossum umbratile

Least Concern

Coral Tooth

Hericium coralloides

Near Threatened

coral worm

Salmacina dysteri

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Grass And Cereal Powdery Mildew

Blumeria graminis

Not Evaluated

Umbellifer Mildew

Erysiphe heraclei

Not Evaluated

Pebbled Pixie Cup

Cladonia pyxidata

Least Concern

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

Meadowsweet Rust

Triphragmium ulmariae

Not Evaluated

Yellow Map Lichen

Rhizocarpon geographicum

Least Concern

Foetid Russula

Russula foetens

Near Threatened

Farinose Cartilage Lichen

Ramalina farinacea

Least Concern

Scaly Knight

Tricholoma vaccinum

Least Concern

Lipstick Powderhorn

Cladonia macilenta

Least Concern

Violet Rust

Puccinia violae

Not Evaluated

Cotton Morningglory

Ipomoea trifida

Least Concern

Crater Lichen

Diploschistes scruposus

Vulnerable

Mothball Crust

Scytinostroma portentosum

Least Concern

Hairy Oysterling

Resupinatus trichotis

Least Concern

Green Starburst Lichen

Parmeliopsis ambigua

Least Concern

Brittle Bladder Fern Rust

Hyalopsora polypodii

Not Evaluated

Gibberella stalk rot

Fusarium graminearum

Not Evaluated

Jelly Ear

Auricularia auricula-judae

Not Evaluated

Red Beard Lichen

Usnea rubicunda

Not Evaluated

Coralloid Rosette-Lichen

Heterodermia obscurata

Not Evaluated

Cranberry cotoneaster

Cotoneaster apiculatus

Not Evaluated

Japanese-holly

Ardisia crispa

Not Evaluated

Cream Pinkgill

Entoloma sericellum

Least Concern

Cream-Spot Ladybird

Calvia quatuordecimguttata

Least Concern

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus procumbens

Not Evaluated

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

Creeping lettuce

Ixeris stolonifera

Not Evaluated

creeping saxifrage

Saxifraga stolonifera

Not Evaluated

Creeping water Primrose

Ludwigia adscendens

Least Concern

Crenulate Rhabdoweisia Moss

Rhabdoweisia crenulata

Near Threatened

Crested Philippine violet

Barleria cristata

Not Evaluated

Savigny's brittle star

Ophiactis savignyi

Not Evaluated

crust coral

Leptastrea inaequalis

Near Threatened

crimson cestrum

Cestrum elegans

Least Concern

Crimson fountaingrass

Cenchrus setaceus

Not Evaluated

crust coral

Leptastrea purpurea

Least Concern

Staph Aureus

Staphylococcus aureus

Not Evaluated

Crowded Brittlegill

Russula densifolia

Least Concern

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

Crown-Tipped Coral Fungus

Artomyces pyxidatus

Endangered

African plume

Bauhinia galpinii

Least Concern

Cuba apple snail

Pomacea paludosa

Least Concern

Cucumber Cap

Macrocystidia cucumis

Least Concern

Cuban zephyrlily

Zephyranthes rosea

Least Concern

Curly Palm

Howea belmoreana

Vulnerable

Shewanella hafniensis

Not Evaluated

Curry Milkcap

Lactarius camphoratus

Least Concern

Curved Silk-Moss

Plagiothecium curvifolium

Least Concern

Curve-leaved Ditrichum

Ditrichum heteromallum

Endangered

cylindrical cone

Conus cylindraceus

Least Concern

Dancing Crane Cobra Lily

Arisaema heterophyllum

Least Concern

Darkening Brittlegill

Russula vinosa

Least Concern

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