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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 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

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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