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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
486
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 67
Endangered 148
Vulnerable 271
Near Threatened 212
Least Concern 1730
Data Deficient 133
Not Evaluated 3193
Extinct 31

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

Common Field Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Least Concern

Common Apple Snail

Pomacea bridgesii

Least Concern

Common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Least Concern

Common Earthball

Scleroderma citrinum

Least Concern

Common Flax

Linum usitatissimum

Not Evaluated

Common Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis arvensis

Least Concern

Common Garden Poppy

Papaver somniferum

Not Evaluated

Common Grapefern

Botrypus virginianus

Not Evaluated

Common Grapevine

Vitis vinifera

Not Evaluated

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Least Concern

Common Haircap

Polytrichum commune

Least Concern

Common Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Not Evaluated

Common Houseleek

Sempervivum tectorum

Least Concern

Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

Diplazon laetatorius

Not Evaluated

Common Ink Cap

Coprinopsis atramentaria

Least Concern

common kettlewort

Blasia pusilla

Least Concern

Common Knotweed

Polygonum arenastrum

Not Evaluated

Common Lagoon Fly

Eristalinus aeneus

Endangered

Common Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Common Lungwort Lichen

Lobaria pulmonaria

Endangered

Common Moonwort

Botrychium lunaria

Endangered

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Common Pellia

Pellia epiphylla

Vulnerable

Common Porecrust

Schizophyllum commune

Least Concern

Common pricklypear

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

Common Puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

Least Concern

Common Quince

Cydonia oblonga

Not Evaluated

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Least Concern

Common Salsify

Tragopogon porrifolius

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Common Shipworm

Teredo navalis

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Common Tiger Butterfly

Danaus genutia

Not Evaluated

Common Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius

Least Concern

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Common Water-Parsnip

Sium suave

Least Concern

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Common Wood-Rush

Luzula multiflora

Least Concern

Compact Stonewort

Nitella tenuissima

Extinct

Floating infection

Not Evaluated

Amboina Pitch Tree

Agathis dammara

Vulnerable

Andaman enope squid

Abralia andamanica

Least Concern

Banded eagle ray

Aetomylaeus nichofii

Vulnerable

Bat ray

Aetomylaeus maculatus

Endangered

Beautiful Pearl

Agrotera nemoralis

Least Concern

Beggar'S-Buttons

Arctium lappa

Least Concern

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus bistrigiceps

Least Concern

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

Asian Glossy Starling

Aplonis panayensis

Least Concern

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Bishop ray

Aetobatus narinari

Near Threatened

Bigeye thresher

Alopias pelagicus

Endangered

Blistering Ammania

Ammannia baccifera

Least Concern

Bloodwort

Achillea millefolium

Least Concern

Black-winged Myotis

Myotis rufoniger

Least Concern

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Near Threatened

Brown eagle-ray

Aetomylaeus milvus

Endangered

bur chervil

Anthriscus caucalis

Least Concern

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