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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
419
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 57
Endangered 125
Vulnerable 237
Near Threatened 181
Least Concern 1548
Data Deficient 129
Not Evaluated 3089
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

Itomaki-ei

Mobula japanica

Not Evaluated

Itomaki-ei

Mobula birostris

Endangered

Iwa-nigana

Ixeris stolonifera

Not Evaluated

Jinbeizame

Rhincodon typus

Endangered

Jordan-ginzame

Chimaera jordani

Data Deficient

Kagurazame

Hexanchus griseus

Not Evaluated

Kamasutogari zame

Carcharhinus limbatus

Vulnerable

Karasu-ei

Pteroplatytrygon violacea

Least Concern

Kasuzame

Squatina japonica

Critically Endangered

Kitsunekasube

Dipturus macrocauda

Near Threatened

Ko-Atsumori-So

Cypripedium debile

Vulnerable

Kobuha kujira

Mesoplodon densirostris

Data Deficient

Kogikuzame

Echinorhinus cookei

Data Deficient

Komon-sakatazame

Rhinobatos hynnicephalus

Endangered

Ko-nanukazame

Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis

Critically Endangered

Ko-oni-tabirako

Lapsanastrum apogonoides

Not Evaluated

Korozame

Squatina nebulosa

Endangered

Koshiaki-tombo

Pseudothemis zonata

Least Concern

kudamonotokeiso

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Kuro-tengu-ginzame

Rhinochimaera africana

Data Deficient

Kusanemu

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Madara tobiei

Aetobatus narinari

Near Threatened

Mao-naga

Alopias vulpinus

Not Evaluated

Marumero

Cydonia oblonga

Not Evaluated

Matsubara-ei

Bathyraja matsubarai

Least Concern

Medamakasube

Okamejei meerdervoortii

Vulnerable

Mejiro zame

Carcharhinus plumbeus

Endangered

Mitsukurizame

Mitsukurina owstoni

Least Concern

Miyama-enrei-sou

Trillium tschonoskii

Endangered

Mizugoke-no-hana

Hygrocybe coccineocrenata

Near Threatened

Mizuwani

Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

Least Concern

Momi

Abies firma

Least Concern

Momijizame

Centrophorus squamosus

Endangered

Moyou-kasube

Okamejei acutispina

Vulnerable

Mukuroji

Sapindus mukorossi

Least Concern

Musuji-itotombo

Paracercion melanotum

Least Concern

Mutsuera-ei

Hexatrygon bickelli

Least Concern

Nagaba-hama-sasage

Vigna luteola

Least Concern

Nagasaki-torazame

Halaelurus buergeri

Endangered

Naki

Nageia nagi

Near Threatened

Nanukazame

Cephaloscyllium umbratile

Near Threatened

Nekozame

Heterodontus japonicus

Least Concern

Nezumizame

Lamna ditropis

Least Concern

Nihon-yamorizame

Galeus nipponensis

Least Concern

nishi ki-ebi

Panulirus ornatus

Least Concern

Nitari

Alopias pelagicus

Endangered

niyori-mimi-ika

Euprymna berryi

Data Deficient

Nokogiri-ei

Anoxypristis cuspidata

Endangered

Nokogirizame

Pristiophorus japonicus

Least Concern

Numagaeru

Fejervarya limnocharis

Least Concern

Nuta-unagi

Eptatretus burgeri

Near Threatened

Oguro-Mejirozame

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Endangered

o-hashibami

Corylus heterophylla

Least Concern

Okinawa yajiri zame

Centrophorus moluccensis

Vulnerable

Onaga-ei

Hemitrygon bennettii

Vulnerable

Ondenzame

Somniosus pacificus

Near Threatened

Oohikigaeru

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

Oomejiro zame

Carcharhinus leucas

Vulnerable

Oose

Orectolobus japonicus

Least Concern

Oo-yama-tombo

Epophthalmia elegans

Least Concern

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