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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

Azalea Gall

Exobasidium japonicum

Least Concern

Azalea lace bug

Stephanitis pyrioides

Not Evaluated

Azorhizobium caulinodans

Not Evaluated

Azospirillum agricola

Not Evaluated

Azospirillum doebereinerae

Not Evaluated

Azospirillum fermentarium

Not Evaluated

Azospirillum melinis

Not Evaluated

Azospirillum rugosum

Not Evaluated

Azospirillum soli

Not Evaluated

Azpeitia nodulifera

Not Evaluated

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

baby primrose

Primula malacoides

Not Evaluated

Baby’s Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Least Concern

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Bacterial Crown Gall

Agrobacterium radiobacter

Not Evaluated

Bacterial Speck

Pseudomonas syringae

Not Evaluated

Bacteriastrum hyalinum

Not Evaluated

Badhamia affinis

Not Evaluated

Badhamia nitens

Not Evaluated

Badhamia panicea

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Bamboo longhorn beetle

Chlorophorus annularis

Not Evaluated

bamboo mussel-scale

Pinnaspis buxi

Not Evaluated

Bamboo orchid

Arundina graminifolia

Not Evaluated

Bamboo pit scale

Bambusaspis bambusae

Not Evaluated

Banded greenhouse thrips

Hercinothrips femoralis

Not Evaluated

Banded thrip

Franklinothrips vespiformis

Not Evaluated

Banded Whip Lobster

Puerulus angulatus

Least Concern

Banded whiptail ray

Maculabatis gerrardi

Endangered

Bangkimtsing Frog

Odorrana swinhoana

Least Concern

Bankor Toad

Bufo bankorensis

Least Concern

Barbados Cherry

Malpighia glabra

Least Concern

Bark Beetle

Xylosandrus germanus

Not Evaluated

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

bastard-box

Eucalyptus longifolia

Vulnerable

Bathroom Moth Fly

Clogmia albipunctatus

Not Evaluated

Bat-Wing Coral Tree

Erythrina vespertilio

Least Concern

bay barnacle

Amphibalanus improvisus

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

bay-cedar

Suriana maritima

Least Concern

Beach Bean

Canavalia rosea

Least Concern

Beach Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Least Concern

beach evening-primrose

Oenothera drummondii

Not Evaluated

Beach moonflower

Ipomoea violacea

Not Evaluated

Beanweed

Scytosiphon lomentaria

Least Concern

Bearded Dapperling

Cystolepiota seminuda

Least Concern

Bearded Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum barbatum

Endangered

Bearded Tooth

Hericium erinaceus

Critically Endangered

Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen

Collema pulcellum

Not Evaluated

Beauveria bassiana

Not Evaluated

Beavertail Prickly-pear

Opuntia basilaris

Least Concern

Beetle

Byturus tomentosus

Least Concern

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Blackbelly lanternshark

Etmopterus molleri

Data Deficient

Blackbodied leg skate

Sinobatis melanosoma

Least Concern

Black Bulgar

Bulgaria inquinans

Least Concern

Blackening Russula

Russula adusta

Least Concern

Blackfin gulper shark

Centrophorus atromarginatus

Critically Endangered

Black fungus beetle

Alphitobius laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Black gulper shark

Centrophorus isodon

Endangered

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