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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

Wedge-shaped beetle

Ripidius pectinicornis

Not Evaluated

Ross scale

Lindingaspis rossi

Not Evaluated

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

leaf oyster

Dendostrea folium

Not Evaluated

Leaf Parachute

Marasmius epiphyllus

Data Deficient

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

Rose Flea Beetle

Luperomorpha xanthodera

Not Evaluated

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Maritime earwig

Anisolabis maritima

Not Evaluated

Ground beetle

Plochionus pallens

Not Evaluated

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Weeping Toothcrust

Dacryobolus sudans

Vulnerable

Least Stinking Brittlegill

Russula subfoetens

Data Deficient

Least Water Lily

Nuphar pumila

Least Concern

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

Foreign grain beetle

Ahasverus advena

Least Concern

Parasol leaf tree

Macaranga tanarius

Least Concern

Horn fly

Haematobia irritans

Not Evaluated

Tiger grass

Thysanolaena latifolia

Not Evaluated

captain cone

Conus capitaneus

Least Concern

Sap beetle

Epuraea ocularis

Not Evaluated

tombstone coral

Coeloseris mayeri

Least Concern

lemon

Citrus limon

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis mytilaspidis

Not Evaluated

Species code: Ho

Halophila ovalis

Least Concern

lesser valley coral

Platygyra acuta

Near Threatened

Lemonscented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Least Concern

Plaster beetle

Cartodere constricta

Least Concern

Fen Conch

Gynnidomorpha minimana

Near Threatened

Skin beetle

Dermestes peruvianus

Not Evaluated

Lentil Shanklet

Collybia tuberosa

Least Concern

leopard cone

Conus leopardus

Least Concern

Loblolly pine

Pinus taeda

Least Concern

Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Warehouse beetle

Trogoderma variabile

Not Evaluated

Earthworm

Dichogaster saliens

Not Evaluated

Sonchus fly

Ensina sonchi

Least Concern

Lesser Featherwort

Plagiochila porelloides

Critically Endangered

flat lettuce coral

Echinophyllia echinoporoides

Least Concern

Microbacterium schleiferi

Not Evaluated

gold leafed cone

Conus auricomus

Least Concern

Lesser mealworm

Alphitobius diaperinus

Least Concern

Fly

Coproica hirtula

Not Evaluated

tulip cone

Conus tulipa

Least Concern

long tailed mealybug

Pseudococcus longispinus

Not Evaluated

Lesser Sea-Spurrey

Spergularia marina

Least Concern

laurel-leaf snailseed

Cocculus laurifolius

Least Concern

Ze Significant Tooth Crab

Geothelphusa eucrinodonta

Data Deficient

Losea Rat

Rattus losea

Least Concern

Twelve-Scaled Worm

Lepidonotus squamatus

Not Evaluated

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Chodsigoa sodalis

Data Deficient

Mud Spiny Lobster

Panulirus polyphagus

Least Concern

lesser valley coral

Platygyra ryukyuensis

Near Threatened

lesser valley coral

Platygyra lamellina

Near Threatened

lesser valley coral

Platygyra daedalea

Least Concern

lesser valley coral

Platygyra sinensis

Least Concern

lesser valley coral

Platygyra pini

Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

Bazzania tricrenata

Least Concern

Mite

Oppiella nova

Not Evaluated

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