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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

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

Metallic Pigeon

Columba vitiensis

Least Concern

White-whiskered Coral Crayfish

Panulirus femoristriga

Least Concern

Metskastik

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Least Concern

Root rot

Phytophthora lateralis

Not Evaluated

mexican-apple

Casimiroa edulis

Least Concern

Temple Treefrog

Kurixalus idiootocus

Least Concern

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Deep-water Scampi

Metanephrops challengeri

Least Concern

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Neptune Lobster

Metanephrops neptunus

Least Concern

Japanese Lobster

Metanephrops japonicus

Data Deficient

Melville Island Scampi

Metanephrops sibogae

Least Concern

Formosa Lobster

Metanephrops formosanus

Data Deficient

Pacific Pincer Lobster

Thaumastocheles japonicus

Least Concern

yellow rose aphid

Rhodobium porosum

Not Evaluated

Fringed kidney lichen

Nephroma helveticum

Critically Endangered

Nan Xize Crab

Geothelphusa nanhsi

Least Concern

Slaty-backed Flycatcher

Ficedula erithacus

Least Concern

Velvet Lobster

Metanephrops velutinus

Least Concern

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzana

Endangered

Dark Woolly Bat

Kerivoula furva

Least Concern

Frosted Grain-Spored Lichen

Sarcogyne regularis

Near Threatened

Mexican stonecrop

Sedum mexicanum

Not Evaluated

Smooth Fan Lobster

Ibacus novemdentatus

Least Concern

Mexican vanilla

Vanilla mexicana

Not Evaluated

Kocuria flava

Not Evaluated

Broad-muzzled Bat

Submyotodon latirostris

Least Concern

spike awlsnail

Allopeas clavulinum

Not Evaluated

Michaux'S Anastrophyllum

Anastrophyllum michauxii

Near Threatened

Collared Crow

Corvus pectoralis

Vulnerable

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

microporous coral

Montipora tuberculosa

Least Concern

Midden Inkcap

Coprinus sterquilinus

Vulnerable

Fiji Locust Lobster

Biarctus vitiensis

Least Concern

Gray-taek Crab

Geothelphusa cinerea

Least Concern

Soft Locust Lobster

Scammarctus batei

Least Concern

Citricoccus alkalitolerans

Not Evaluated

Japanese Fan Lobster

Ibacus ciliatus

Data Deficient

Locust Lobster

Chelarctus aureus

Least Concern

Blue-grey Ze Crab

Geothelphusa caesia

Least Concern

Taiwan's South China Sea River Crab

Nanhaipotamon formosanum

Vulnerable

Wang's Crab

Geothelphusa wangi

Vulnerable

Yuen Chak Thick Crab

Geothelphusa ancylophallus

Least Concern

Sun Moon Lake Ze Crab

Geothelphusa candidiensis

Least Concern

Raisin moth

Cadra figulilella

Not Evaluated

Pingtung Crab

Geothelphusa pingtung

Vulnerable

Mikado Pheasant

Syrmaticus mikado

Near Threatened

Narihira Bamboo

Semiarundinaria fastuosa

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Tali Crab

Geothelphusa tali

Data Deficient

Qiu Shi Ze Crab

Geothelphusa chiui

Data Deficient

Huang Ze Gray Crab

Geothelphusa albogilva

Least Concern

Green Crab

Geothelphusa lutao

Critically Endangered

Miyazaki's Crab

Geothelphusa miyazakii

Near Threatened

Bottlenose wedgefish

Rhynchobatus australiae

Critically Endangered

Spindle Cone

Conus aculeiformis

Data Deficient

Two-color Crab

Geothelphusa bicolor

Least Concern

Lesser Bladderwort

Utricularia minor

Endangered

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