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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

Annual Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

Almug

Pterocarpus santalinus

Endangered

Hapalosiphon luteolus

Not Evaluated

Hantzschia virgata

Not Evaluated

Gramella planctonica

Not Evaluated

Brown Sandfish

Bohadschia marmorata

Data Deficient

Beetle

Byturus tomentosus

Least Concern

harvest mouse, dwarf mouse, red mouse

Micromys minutus

Near Threatened

burra acacia

Acacia falcata

Least Concern

Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Annual Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Glycomyces harbinensis

Not Evaluated

Burmese fishtail palm

Caryota mitis

Least Concern

Glycomyces lechevalierae

Not Evaluated

Gloeocystidiellum porosum

Least Concern

Burkholderia turbans

Not Evaluated

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Endangered

Burkholderia stabilis

Not Evaluated

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Least Concern

Frustulia rhomboides

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia plantarii

Not Evaluated

Bee Plant

Borago officinalis

Not Evaluated

Annual canarygrass

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia metallica

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium aurantiacum

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium indicum

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia dolosa

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium mexicanum

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium profundum

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia concitans

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium antarcticum

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium marinum

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia catudaia

Not Evaluated

Beech Fern

Phegopteris connectilis

Critically Endangered

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

Nonlabens tegetincola

Not Evaluated

Burclover

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Muricauda ruestringensis

Not Evaluated

Beavertail Prickly-pear

Opuntia basilaris

Least Concern

Euglena mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Euglena deses

Not Evaluated

Bulrush Veneer

Calamotropha paludella

Near Threatened

Euglena gracilis

Not Evaluated

Euglena gasterosteus

Not Evaluated

Beauveria bassiana

Not Evaluated

Annual bastardcabbage

Rapistrum rugosum

Not Evaluated

Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris

Not Evaluated

Erythrobacter nanhaisediminis

Not Evaluated

Bullrush

Typha orientalis

Least Concern

Echinostelium paucifilum

Not Evaluated

Dyadobacter jiangsuensis

Not Evaluated

Bulimina marginata

Not Evaluated

Beauty Of The Night

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Ensifer saheli

Not Evaluated

Ensifer arboris

Not Evaluated

Bulbous Oatgrass

Arrhenatherum elatius

Least Concern

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