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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

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Near Threatened

Flavobacterium yanchengense

Not Evaluated

Tiny Slitwort

Yamazakia pusilla

Least Concern

Coprinopsis stercorea

Least Concern

Coralloluteibacterium stylophorae

Not Evaluated

Cortinarius salor

Vulnerable

Craterium leucocephalum

Not Evaluated

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes

Not Evaluated

Cylindrotheca closterium

Not Evaluated

Cylindrospermum stagnale

Not Evaluated

Cyclidiopsis acus

Not Evaluated

Muricauda lutimaris

Not Evaluated

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

Not Evaluated

Dictyota dichotoma

Vulnerable

Dinobryon divergens

Not Evaluated

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Not Evaluated

Cyclotella glomerata

Not Evaluated

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

Dyadobacter beijingensis

Not Evaluated

Dyadobacter terricola

Not Evaluated

Ensifer arboris

Not Evaluated

Ensifer saheli

Not Evaluated

Dyadobacter jiangsuensis

Not Evaluated

Echinostelium paucifilum

Not Evaluated

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Near Threatened

Erythrobacter nanhaisediminis

Not Evaluated

Euglena gasterosteus

Not Evaluated

Euglena gracilis

Not Evaluated

Euglena deses

Not Evaluated

Euglena mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Muricauda ruestringensis

Not Evaluated

Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Endangered

Nonlabens tegetincola

Not Evaluated

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Near Threatened

Exiguobacterium marinum

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium antarcticum

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium profundum

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium mexicanum

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium indicum

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium aurantiacum

Not Evaluated

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Least Concern

Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca

Not Evaluated

Frustulia rhomboides

Not Evaluated

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Least Concern

Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Endangered

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Least Concern

Gloeocystidiellum porosum

Least Concern

Glycomyces lechevalierae

Not Evaluated

Glycomyces harbinensis

Not Evaluated

Golden Pheasant

Chrysolophus pictus

Not Evaluated

Gray Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

Critically Endangered

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

Near Threatened

harvest mouse, dwarf mouse, red mouse

Micromys minutus

Near Threatened

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Least Concern

Gramella planctonica

Not Evaluated

Hantzschia virgata

Not Evaluated

Hapalosiphon luteolus

Not Evaluated

anemone coral

Goniopora tenuidens

Least Concern

Rustic Bunting

Emberiza rustica

Critically Endangered

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