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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
402
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 58
Endangered 118
Vulnerable 226
Near Threatened 173
Least Concern 1476
Data Deficient 101
Not Evaluated 3095
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

Acetobacter lambici

Not Evaluated

Achnanthes longipes

Not Evaluated

Actinocatenispora thailandica

Not Evaluated

Bifidobacterium bifidum

Not Evaluated

Alcanivorax venustensis

Not Evaluated

Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans

Not Evaluated

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Least Concern

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Not Evaluated

Antrodiella semisupina

Not Evaluated

Flavobacterium oceanosedimentum

Not Evaluated

Anabaena thermophila

Not Evaluated

Angulomicrobium tetraedale

Not Evaluated

Arcyria incarnata

Not Evaluated

Anabaena birgei

Not Evaluated

Anabaenopsis circularis

Not Evaluated

Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus

Not Evaluated

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Endangered

Black-headed Bunting

Emberiza melanocephala

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium aestuarii

Not Evaluated

Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Extinct

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

Not Evaluated

Bradyrhizobium paxllaeri

Not Evaluated

nigra scale

Parasaissetia nigra

Not Evaluated

Bradyrhizobium ganzhouense

Not Evaluated

Brown dog tick

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Not Evaluated

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Not Evaluated

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Calidris subruficollis

Near Threatened

Caryophanon latum

Not Evaluated

Spectacular Rustgill

Gymnopilus junonius

Not Evaluated

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia contaminans

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia ubonensis

Not Evaluated

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia thailandensis

Not Evaluated

Chromobacterium aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros diversus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros pendulum

Not Evaluated

Chinese freshwater edible crab

Eriocheir sinensis

Not Evaluated

Chitinophaga skermanii

Not Evaluated

Ceratium trichoceros

Not Evaluated

Chaetomium elatum

Not Evaluated

Chitinophaga eiseniae

Not Evaluated

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Least Concern

Ceratium gravidum

Not Evaluated

Malayan-sword

Aglaonema simplex

Least Concern

Chestnut Bunting

Emberiza rutila

Not Evaluated

Cobetia marina

Not Evaluated

Colletotrichum lindemuthianum

Not Evaluated

Coleofasciculus chthonoplastes

Not Evaluated

Comatricha elegans

Not Evaluated

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Not Evaluated

coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Endangered

Common Hill Myna

Gracula religiosa

Least Concern

Flavobacterium johnsoniae

Not Evaluated

Common (Mealy) Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Least Concern

Flavobacterium beibuense

Not Evaluated

Flavobacterium frigoris

Not Evaluated

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Not Evaluated

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Least Concern

Rustic Bunting

Emberiza rustica

Critically Endangered

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