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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

Halomonas halmophila

Not Evaluated

Micromonospora chalcea

Not Evaluated

Micromonospora chaiyaphumensis

Not Evaluated

Microbacterium pumilum

Not Evaluated

Candy Lichen

Icmadophila ericetorum

Critically Endangered

Black Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Not Evaluated

Micromonospora carbonacea

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

Micrococcus terreus

Not Evaluated

Merismopedia minima

Not Evaluated

Candy Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus wislizeni

Vulnerable

blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix

Rhopobota naevana

Least Concern

Anomoeoneis sphaerophora

Not Evaluated

Alpine Earwort

Diplophyllum taxifolium

Least Concern

Mastogloia braunii

Not Evaluated

Massilia tieshanensis

Not Evaluated

candletree

Parmentiera cereifera

Least Concern

Massilia aurea

Not Evaluated

Candlestick

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

Black gulper shark

Centrophorus isodon

Endangered

Methanofollis aquaemaris

Not Evaluated

Canary Islands Pine

Pinus canariensis

Least Concern

Mallomonas allorgei

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter gummosus

Not Evaluated

canary-creeper

Tropaeolum peregrinum

Not Evaluated

Black-grass

Alopecurus myosuroides

Least Concern

anoda-weed

Anoda cristata

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter concretionis

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus pakistanensis

Not Evaluated

Cananga tree

Cananga odorata

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas pelagia

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas padinae

Not Evaluated

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

Black fungus beetle

Alphitobius laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas marina

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas composti

Not Evaluated

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas aquatica

Not Evaluated

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Least Concern

Annual yellow sweetclover

Melilotus indicus

Not Evaluated

Alpine Cat'S-Tail

Phleum alpinum

Least Concern

African-boxwood

Myrsine africana

Extinct

Lysobacter brunescens

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus parviboronicapiens

Not Evaluated

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus manganicus

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus fluoroglycofenilyticus

Not Evaluated

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Lysobacter lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter dokdonensis

Not Evaluated

Capronia pilosella

Least Concern

Lysinibacillus acetophenoni

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas compostus

Not Evaluated

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Blackfin gulper shark

Centrophorus atromarginatus

Critically Endangered

Annual Sea-Blite

Suaeda maritima

Near Threatened

Lysobacter enzymogenes

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter daejeonensis

Not Evaluated

California scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus odysseyi

Not Evaluated

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