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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

Oshizame

Pseudotriakis microdon

Least Concern

Ô-tenjikuzame

Nebrius ferrugineus

Vulnerable

Otome ei

Maculabatis gerrardi

Endangered

Ôwanizame

Odontaspis ferox

Vulnerable

Rabuka

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Least Concern

Remonzame

Negaprion acutidens

Endangered

Riifu Oniitomakiei

Mobula alfredi

Vulnerable

Ryûkyû-matsu

Pinus luchuensis

Least Concern

Sai-kabutomushi

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Sakatazame

Rhinobatos schlegelii

Critically Endangered

Sango-torazame

Atelomycterus marmoratus

Near Threatened

Sawara

Chamaecyparis pisifera

Not Evaluated

Shima-nekozame

Heterodontus zebra

Least Concern

Shinonome sakata zame

Rhina ancylostoma

Critically Endangered

Shiro-bana-wata

Gossypium herbaceum

Data Deficient

Shiroboshi-tenjiku

Chiloscyllium plagiosum

Near Threatened

Shiro-shumokuzame

Sphyrna zygaena

Not Evaluated

Shirowani

Carcharias taurus

Critically Endangered

Shirozame

Mustelus griseus

Endangered

Sokobeni-hirugao

Ipomoea littoralis

Least Concern

Sugi

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Taiheiyou akaboumodoki

Indopacetus pacificus

Least Concern

Taiwan-sah

Taiwania cryptomerioides

Vulnerable

Taiwan-yamorizame

Galeus sauteri

Least Concern

Tarôzame

Centrophorus granulosus

Endangered

Tengu-ginzame

Rhinochimaera pacifica

Least Concern

Tengu-herazame

Apristurus longicephalus

Least Concern

Tengu-kasube

Dipturus tengu

Near Threatened

Ten-ibara zame

Paragaleus tengi

Endangered

Tobi-ei

Myliobatis tobijei

Vulnerable

Tobitsuka-ei

Notoraja tobitukai

Least Concern

Togari-ankôzame

Scoliodon laticaudus

Near Threatened

Togarime zame

Loxodon macrorhinus

Near Threatened

Togari-tsunozame

Squalus japonicus

Endangered

Tokinsou

Centipeda minima

Least Concern

Tongarisakata zame

Rhynchobatus australiae

Critically Endangered

Torafu zame

Stegostoma fasciatum

Not Evaluated

Tsubakuro ei

Gymnura japonica

Vulnerable

Tsuma guro

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Vulnerable

Tsumaguro-eirakubuka

Hypogaleus hyugaensis

Least Concern

Tsumajiro

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Vulnerable

Tsumari-tsuno-zame

Squalus brevirostris

Endangered

Tsuranaga-kobitozame

Squaliolus aliae

Least Concern

Tsuru-nogeito

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Ubazame

Cetorhinus maximus

Endangered

Uchiwa-yamma

Sinictinogomphus clavatus

Least Concern

Uchiwazame

Platyrhina tangi

Vulnerable

Ushibana tobiei

Rhinoptera javanica

Endangered

Ushigaeru

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not Evaluated

Usu-ei

Plesiobatis daviesi

Least Concern

Wu-kasube

Dipturus wuhanlingi

Data Deficient

Yabu Tsuru Azuki

Vigna angularis

Least Concern

Yaeyama-Harabuchi-Gaeru

Nidirana okinavana

Endangered

Yaeyama Kajikagaeru

Buergeria choui

Least Concern

Yajiri-ei

Telatrygon acutirostra

Vulnerable

Yakko ei

Neotrygon kuhlii

Data Deficient

Yamabusi-take

Hericium erinaceus

Critically Endangered

Yamorizame

Galeus eastmani

Least Concern

Yogore

Carcharhinus longimanus

Not Evaluated

Yoroizame

Dalatias licha

Vulnerable

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