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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

Planomicrobium psychrophilum

Not Evaluated

Planomicrobium flavidum

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros anastomosans

Not Evaluated

Planococcus rifietoensis

Not Evaluated

Pseudo-nitzschia pungens

Not Evaluated

Ceriporia viridans

Least Concern

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Italian stone pine

Pinus pinea

Least Concern

Porphyrobacter colymbi

Not Evaluated

Planomicrobium okeanokoites

Not Evaluated

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Ivy-leaved Speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

Least Concern

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Ceriporia reticulata

Least Concern

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

jagged germanderwort

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Vulnerable

Jaggery palm

Caryota urens

Least Concern

jalap

Ipomoea purga

Not Evaluated

Jameson'S Liverwort

Syzygiella autumnalis

Least Concern

Japanese apricot

Prunus mume

Least Concern

Planomicrobium chinense

Not Evaluated

Pseudanabaena limnetica

Not Evaluated

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

arrow-head scale

Unaspis yanonensis

Not Evaluated

Antrodia heteromorpha

Critically Endangered

Physarum viride

Not Evaluated

Japanese cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira

Not Evaluated

Japanese Chestnut

Castanea crenata

Least Concern

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Phacus hamelii

Not Evaluated

Cercospora beticola

Not Evaluated

Ceratium teres

Not Evaluated

Arrowhead dogfish

Deania profundorum

Near Threatened

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Not Evaluated

Photobacterium ganghwense

Not Evaluated

Physarum psittacinum

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Ceratium inflatum

Not Evaluated

Pinnularia mesolepta

Not Evaluated

Cellulophaga fucicola

Not Evaluated

Japanese-pepper

Zanthoxylum piperitum

Not Evaluated

Japanese pink

Dianthus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Arrow bamboo

Pseudosasa japonica

Not Evaluated

Anthracobia maurilabra

Least Concern

Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa

Not Evaluated

alpine yellow violet

Viola biflora

Least Concern

Physarum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Photobacterium halotolerans

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Staphylococcus saccharolyticus

Not Evaluated

Pedobacter suwonensis

Not Evaluated

Jelly-Antler

Calocera viscosa

Least Concern

Caryophanon tenue

Not Evaluated

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Pedobacter kyungheensis

Not Evaluated

carrot-willow aphid

Cavariella aegopodii

Not Evaluated

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