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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

Australian Rice

Oryza australiensis

Least Concern

Rhizobium tubonense

Not Evaluated

Microbacterium proteolyticum

Not Evaluated

Beech Woodwart

Hypoxylon fragiforme

Least Concern

Timber Mazegill

Gloeophyllum trabeum

Not Evaluated

bird cherry-oat aphid

Rhopalosiphum padi

Not Evaluated

Rhizobium rosettiformans

Not Evaluated

Hantzschia amphioxyss

Not Evaluated

Rosellinia corticium

Least Concern

Blackgill cat shark

Parmaturus melanobranchus

Least Concern

Black-fiber palm

Arenga pinnata

Not Evaluated

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Vulnerable

Rhizobium sullae

Not Evaluated

Water-wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Least Concern

Broadfin sawtail cat shark

Galeus nipponensis

Least Concern

scimitar-bean

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

Taiwan crotalaria

Crotalaria albida

Least Concern

Rosy Pipit

Anthus roseatus

Least Concern

turnip aphid

Lipaphis erysimi

Not Evaluated

telinga-potato

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Least Concern

Ureibacillus thermosphaericus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Spalangia nigra

Not Evaluated

Golden Flangetail

Sinictinogomphus clavatus

Least Concern

wrinkled club

Clavulina rugosa

Not Evaluated

Skermanella aerolata

Not Evaluated

cauliflower coral

Pocillopora kelleheri

Least Concern

Jordan’s Chimaera

Chimaera jordani

Data Deficient

Microbacterium binotii

Not Evaluated

Zedoary

Curcuma zedoaria

Data Deficient

Microbacterium mitrae

Not Evaluated

Shewanella amazonensis

Not Evaluated

Sphingopyxis soli

Not Evaluated

Erythrobacter flavus

Not Evaluated

false flower coral

Anacropora forbesi

Least Concern

Florida silver palm

Coccothrinax argentata

Endangered

Gaoshan Pine

Pinus densata

Least Concern

Ghost Orchid

Epipogium aphyllum

Vulnerable

Golden Pholiota

Pholiota aurivella

Not Evaluated

Grassland Puffball

Lycoperdon lividum

Least Concern

Thrips

Chirothrips manicatus

Not Evaluated

hump coral

Porites rus

Least Concern

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus coronatus

Not Evaluated

spotted dracaena

Dracaena surculosa

Not Evaluated

Annual Fleabane

Erigeron annuus

Not Evaluated

Rhizoma peanut

Arachis glabrata

Not Evaluated

Ryukyu Mouse

Mus caroli

Least Concern

Merkus's Pine

Pinus merkusii

Vulnerable

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Not Evaluated

Rufous-tailed Robin

Larvivora sibilans

Not Evaluated

Runner Bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Not Evaluated

virgin cone

Conus virgo

Least Concern

Ruppell's octopus squid

Octopoteuthis sicula

Data Deficient

Conifercone Cap

Baeospora myosura

Least Concern

Microbacterium arthrosphaerae

Not Evaluated

Convulsion Root

Monotropa uniflora

Not Evaluated

Russian Conecap

Strobilurus stephanocystis

Least Concern

Rusty Swan-Neck Moss

Campylopus flexuosus

Not Evaluated

Nitratireductor kimnyeongensis

Not Evaluated

pineapple scale

Diaspis bromeliae

Not Evaluated

Rusty Dot

Udea ferrugalis

Not Evaluated

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