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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

Rice moth

Corcyra cephalonica

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

arikury palm

Syagrus schizophylla

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Alpine Pearlwort

Sagina saginoides

Least Concern

Novosphingobium tardaugens

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium sediminicola

Not Evaluated

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Alnetoidia alneti

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Evacanthus interruptus

Least Concern

Flame lily

Gloriosa superba

Least Concern

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

Dead Man'S Fingers

Codium fragile

Not Evaluated

Locust Blowfly

Stomorhina lunata

Not Evaluated

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Maruca pod borer

Maruca vitrata

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium fluoreni

Not Evaluated

Lobster cockroach

Nauphoeta cinerea

Not Evaluated

Carnival Candy Slime Mold

Arcyria denudata

Not Evaluated

Cheese skipper

Piophila casei

Not Evaluated

Glover scale

Lepidosaphes gloverii

Not Evaluated

Pale chrysanthemum aphid

Coloradoa rufomaculata

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Aphrodes bicincta

Least Concern

Mite

Cheyletus eruditus

Not Evaluated

mining scale

Howardia biclavis

Not Evaluated

Wedge-shaped beetle

Ripidius pectinicornis

Not Evaluated

Ross scale

Lindingaspis rossi

Not Evaluated

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

Leaf Parachute

Marasmius epiphyllus

Data Deficient

Novosphingobium taihuense

Not Evaluated

Rose Flea Beetle

Luperomorpha xanthodera

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium rhizosphaerae

Not Evaluated

Maritime earwig

Anisolabis maritima

Not Evaluated

Carnation

Dianthus caryophyllus

Not Evaluated

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum

Not Evaluated

Weeping Toothcrust

Dacryobolus sudans

Vulnerable

Least Stinking Brittlegill

Russula subfoetens

Data Deficient

Least Water Lily

Nuphar pumila

Least Concern

Carmine spider mite

Tetranychus urticae

Not Evaluated

Foreign grain beetle

Ahasverus advena

Least Concern

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Horn fly

Haematobia irritans

Not Evaluated

Ant

Tetramorium simillimum

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium soli

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium aromaticivorans

Not Evaluated

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

Novosphingobium chloroacetimidivorans

Not Evaluated

lemon

Citrus limon

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium capsulatum

Not Evaluated

Sickle Medick

Medicago falcata

Least Concern

cauliflower coral

Pocillopora fungiformis

Endangered

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

Nitzschia intermedia

Not Evaluated

Lemonscented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Least Concern

Novosphingobium panipatense

Not Evaluated

Novosphingobium guangzhouense

Not Evaluated

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