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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
326
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 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

Abura Koumori

Pipistrellus abramus

Least Concern

Abura-tsunozame

Squalus suckleyi

Least Concern

Akabou

Ziphius cavirostris

Least Concern

Aka ei

Hemitrygon akajei

Near Threatened

Aka-ginzame

Hydrolagus mitsukurii

Near Threatened

Aka-matsu

Pinus densiflora

Least Concern

Aka shumokuzame

Sphyrna lewini

Critically Endangered

Aki-gumi

Elaeagnus umbellata

Not Evaluated

Aki-no-nogeshi

Lactuca indica

Not Evaluated

anzu

Prunus armeniaca

Not Evaluated

Aosuji tobiei

Aetomylaeus nichofii

Vulnerable

Aozame

Isurus oxyrinchus

Not Evaluated

Bake-aozame

Isurus paucus

Endangered

ban shou

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

Birôdozame

Zameus squamulosus

Least Concern

Birumanemu

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

Buta-na

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Byakushin

Juniperus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Charenja-kasube

Bathyraja isotrachys

Least Concern

Darumazame

Isistius brasiliensis

Least Concern

Dochizame

Triakis scyllium

Endangered

Dotabuka

Carcharhinus obscurus

Endangered

Ebisuzame

Notorynchus cepedianus

Vulnerable

Edo-aburazame

Heptranchias perlo

Near Threatened

Egoma

Perilla frutescens

Least Concern

Eiffinger-Gaeru

Kurixalus eiffingeri

Least Concern

Eirakubuka

Hemitriakis japanica

Endangered

Futoshimi-fujikujra

Etmopterus splendidus

Least Concern

Gangi-ei

Dipturus kwangtungensis

Data Deficient

Gangi-ei

Okamejei kenojei

Vulnerable

Ginzame

Chimaera phantasma

Vulnerable

goshiki ebi

Panulirus versicolor

Least Concern

Habuso

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Hachiware

Alopias superciliosus

Vulnerable

Hadaka-kasumizame

Centroscyllium kamoharai

Least Concern

Hai-byakushin

Juniperus procumbens

Not Evaluated

Hama-azuki

Vigna marina

Least Concern

Hanazame

Carcharhinus brevipinna

Vulnerable

Harinashi-kouika

Sepiella japonica

Data Deficient

Hase iruka

Delphinus delphis

Least Concern

Heratsunozame

Deania calcea

Near Threatened

Herazame

Apristurus platyrhynchus

Least Concern

Hiba

Thujopsis dolabrata

Not Evaluated

Higetsunozame

Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Least Concern

Hime-butana

Hypochaeris glabra

Critically Endangered

Hinoki

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Not Evaluated

Hira-shumokuzame

Sphyrna mokarran

Critically Endangered

Hirata-ei

Urolophus aurantiacus

Vulnerable

Hiretaka-tsunozame

Squalus formosus

Endangered

Hohojirozame

Carcharodon carcharias

Vulnerable

Hoko saki

Carcharhinus macloti

Near Threatened

Hoshizame

Mustelus manazo

Endangered

Hourai zame

Carcharhinus sorrah

Near Threatened

Hyôzame

Proscyllium habereri

Vulnerable

Ichouha kujira

Mesoplodon ginkgodens

Data Deficient

Imorizame

Parmaturus pilosus

Least Concern

inuzame

Chiloscyllium punctatum

Near Threatened

Isago-gangi-ei

Okamejei hollandi

Vulnerable

Isago-gangi-ei

Okamejei boesemani

Vulnerable

Itohiki-ei

Sinobatis borneensis

Least Concern

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