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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
326
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 52
Endangered 101
Vulnerable 173
Near Threatened 116
Least Concern 1378
Data Deficient 102
Not Evaluated 3040
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

pore coral

Montipora venosa

Near Threatened

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

Lesser Bladderwort

Utricularia minor

Endangered

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora turtlensis

Vulnerable

northern tree moss

Climacium dendroides

Least Concern

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Norway Lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Least Concern

Norway screw moss

Syntrichia norvegica

Least Concern

Notched Rustwort

Marsupella emarginata

Extinct

longbract frog orchid

Dactylorhiza viridis

Not Evaluated

Nussatella cone

Conus nussatella

Least Concern

porcelain coral

Leptoseris tubulifera

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

Nut Moss

Diphyscium foliosum

Extinct

porcelain coral

Leptoseris solida

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora samarensis

Vulnerable

Oak Curtain Crust

Hymenochaete rubiginosa

Least Concern

Longhead cat shark

Apristurus longicephalus

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora digitata

Least Concern

Oak-Loving Gymnopus

Gymnopus dryophilus

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora nodosa

Near Threatened

Oceanic Lychee

Pometia pinnata

Least Concern

Oceanic whitetip shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Vulnerable

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

Not Evaluated

Ocellated angel shark

Squatina tergocellatoides

Endangered

Ocellate spot skate

Okamejei kenojei

Vulnerable

Giant Golden Orb Weaver

Nephila pilipes

Least Concern

Ochre Club

Clavariadelphus ligula

Least Concern

Chinese-sassafras

Cinnamomum micranthum

Least Concern

Padang cassia

Cinnamomum burmanni

Least Concern

Ochre Gillgobbler

Hypomyces lateritius

Least Concern

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

octopus coral

Galaxea astreata

Vulnerable

octopus coral

Galaxea fascicularis

Near Threatened

ocular coral

Madrepora oculata

Data Deficient

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

old-lady pincushion

Mammillaria hahniana

Near Threatened

Old Man Cactus

Cephalocereus senilis

Endangered

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Old Man Of The Woods

Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Endangered

Old Man'S Beard

Tillandsia usneoides

Least Concern

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Olive

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

Olive Brittlegill

Russula olivacea

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora capitata

Near Threatened

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Onion-Stalk Parasol

Leucocoprinus cepistipes

Not Evaluated

Changeable Rock-moss

Andreaea mutabilis

Not Evaluated

pore coral

Montipora spumosa

Least Concern

Tozer's Thread-moss

Epipterygium tozeri

Not Evaluated

porcelain coral

Leptoseris explanata

Least Concern

bristly fingerwort

Kurzia pauciflora

Endangered

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

One Colored Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum concolor

Endangered

Earthworm

Dichogaster saliens

Not Evaluated

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