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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
371
CR + EN + VU
Population
23.816.775
Area
36.193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 55
Endangered 100
Vulnerable 216
Near Threatened 161
Least Concern 1385
Data Deficient 120
Not Evaluated 2512
Extinct 24

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

Blacktip shark

Carcharhinus brevipinna

Vulnerable

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Black Witches' Butter

Exidia glandulosa

Least Concern

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Blotched Spurge

Euphorbia maculata

Not Evaluated

Blotchy swell shark

Cephaloscyllium umbratile

Near Threatened

Blousel Blommetjie

Commelina erecta

Least Concern

Blue Bottle Fly

Calliphora vomitoria

Least Concern

Blue Dog

Prionace glauca

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Bodhi tree

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

boisduval scale

Diaspis boisduvalii

Not Evaluated

Bokhara Clover

Melilotus albus

Not Evaluated

Blue Flag

Iris virginica

Least Concern

Blue-fronted Redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis

Least Concern

Bluegreen saltbush

Atriplex nummularia

Not Evaluated

Blue Jellyskin

Leptogium cyanescens

Endangered

blue-lined octopus

Hapalochlaena fasciata

Least Concern

Blue Pouchwort

Calypogeia azurea

Critically Endangered

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

Blue Riverdamsel

Pseudagrion microcephalum

Least Concern

blue sage

Salvia patens

Not Evaluated

blue swimming crab

Portunus pelagicus

Not Evaluated

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Merops philippinus

Least Concern

Blue-throated Bee-eater

Merops viridis

Least Concern

Blue-winged Pitta

Pitta moluccensis

Least Concern

Bluewings

Torenia fournieri

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

Blunt-Leaf Grove-Sandwort

Moehringia lateriflora

Vulnerable

Blunt-Leaved Bog-Moss

Sphagnum palustre

Least Concern

Blunt-leaved Earwort

Diplophyllum obtusifolium

Critically Endangered

Bluntnose sevengill shark

Notorynchus cepedianus

Vulnerable

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Agaricus sylvaticus

Least Concern

Bolete Mould

Hypomyces chrysospermus

Least Concern

Boletus erythropus

Least Concern

Bonin Petrel

Pterodroma hypoleuca

Least Concern

Book louse

Liposcelis entomophila

Not Evaluated

bordered leafy moss

Mnium marginatum

Vulnerable

Boreal Beard Lichen

Usnea subfloridana

Least Concern

Borneo leg skate

Sinobatis borneensis

Least Concern

Botryobasidium subcoronatum

Least Concern

Botryobasidium vagum

Least Concern

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Bottle Palm

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Critically Endangered

Bouncing Bet

Saponaria officinalis

Least Concern

Bowl Hoodie

Calyptella capula

Least Concern

Bow-mouthed angel fish

Rhina ancylostoma

Critically Endangered

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brazilian copal

Hymenaea courbaril

Near Threatened

Brazilian grapetree

Plinia cauliflora

Least Concern

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Brazil-nut Tree

Bertholletia excelsa

Vulnerable

bridalwreath

Stephanotis floribunda

Vulnerable

Bright-Green Spleenwort

Asplenium viride

Least Concern

Box-Leaf Holly

Ilex crenata

Not Evaluated

Box tree moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Not Evaluated

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

Brachytrichia quoyi

Not Evaluated

Bracken Bug

Monalocoris filicis

Least Concern

bracket coral

Podabacia motuporensis

Near Threatened

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