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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

Pseudoxanthomonas kaohsiungensis

Not Evaluated

pore coral

Montipora delicatula

Vulnerable

Chaetoceros compressus

Not Evaluated

House fly

Musca domestica

Not Evaluated

Pseudoxanthomonas taiwanensis

Not Evaluated

False aralia

Plerandra elegantissima

Endangered

Powdery Twig Lichen

Ramalina pollinaria

Endangered

Human flea

Pulex irritans

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros castracanei

Not Evaluated

humming-bird hawk moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Not Evaluated

Arrowroot

Tacca leontopetaloides

Least Concern

Porphyrobacter tepidarius

Not Evaluated

Pontibacter korlensis

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros brevis

Not Evaluated

Pontibacter aurantiacus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros borealis

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf sida

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Antrodiella romellii

Data Deficient

Altererythrobacter aestuarii

Not Evaluated

Erythrobacter gaetbuli

Not Evaluated

Imperial Crapet Grass

Axonopus scoparius

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

'Ihi

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

tropical bed bug

Cimex hemipterus

Not Evaluated

Achlya diffusa

Not Evaluated

Planomicrobium psychrophilum

Not Evaluated

Planomicrobium flavidum

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros anastomosans

Not Evaluated

Planococcus rifietoensis

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

Pseudo-nitzschia pungens

Not Evaluated

Indian-dope

Lophophora williamsii

Vulnerable

Indian Gooseberry

Phyllanthus emblica

Least Concern

Indian hedgemustard

Sisymbrium orientale

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Indian House Cricket

Gryllodes sigillatus

Not Evaluated

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

Ceriporia viridans

Least Concern

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Indian mulberry

Morinda citrifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian-plum

Flacourtia jangomas

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

Indian sandalwood

Santalum album

Vulnerable

larger star coral

Favites paraflexuosus

Near Threatened

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Porphyrobacter colymbi

Not Evaluated

Indian thorny bamboo

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Planomicrobium okeanokoites

Not Evaluated

Ceriporia reticulata

Least Concern

Inky Mushroom

Agaricus moelleri

Vulnerable

Indonesian wobbegong

Orectolobus leptolineatus

Near Threatened

Insect-Egg Slime

Leocarpus fragilis

Not Evaluated

Planomicrobium chinense

Not Evaluated

Pseudanabaena limnetica

Not Evaluated

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

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