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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
326
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 52
Endangered 101
Vulnerable 173
Near Threatened 116
Least Concern 1378
Data Deficient 102
Not Evaluated 3040
Extinct 30

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

False amaranth

Digera muricata

Extinct

Museum Beetle

Anthrenus museorum

Least Concern

Pacific Pincer Lobster

Thaumastocheles japonicus

Least Concern

Creeping-bluet

Oldenlandiopsis callitrichoides

Least Concern

Myrobalan

Terminalia chebula

Least Concern

Star sedge

Rhynchospora colorata

Least Concern

Craterium leucocephalum

Not Evaluated

Butter And Eggs

Linaria vulgaris

Least Concern

Bearded Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum barbatum

Endangered

Nanhu Salamander

Hynobius glacialis

Critically Endangered

Formosa Lobster

Metanephrops formosanus

Data Deficient

Melville Island Scampi

Metanephrops sibogae

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora altasepta

Vulnerable

Formosa's Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium formosanum

Endangered

Kurogane holly

Ilex rotunda

Least Concern

Forrest's Hemlock

Tsuga forrestii

Vulnerable

rosa scale

Aulacaspis rosae

Not Evaluated

Narrow-Leaf Bittercress

Cardamine impatiens

Least Concern

Narrowleaf zinnia

Zinnia angustifolia

Not Evaluated

kodo wood

Ehretia acuminata

Least Concern

painted-leaf begonia

Begonia rex

Not Evaluated

Webbing clothes moth

Tineola bisselliella

Least Concern

pointed fimbristylis

Fimbristylis acuminata

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora floweri

Least Concern

Narrowleaf lupine

Lupinus angustifolius

Not Evaluated

Littleseed canarygrass

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

Cortinarius salor

Vulnerable

burrawong

Macrozamia communis

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Natal-ivy

Senecio macroglossus

Not Evaluated

Natal plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Least Concern

Natal rock oyster

Saccostrea cuccullata

Not Evaluated

Native Scots Pinewood

Pinus sylvestris

Least Concern

Natural Rubber

Hevea brasiliensis

Least Concern

Japanese Lobster

Metanephrops japonicus

Data Deficient

Neptune Lobster

Metanephrops neptunus

Least Concern

Coralloluteibacterium stylophorae

Not Evaluated

White Adder'S Mouth

Malaxis monophyllos

Vulnerable

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Butler’s Rice Frog,Painted Chorus Frog,Tubercled Pygmy Frog

Microhyla butleri

Least Concern

Neckweed

Veronica peregrina

Not Evaluated

Nees pellia

Pellia neesiana

Endangered

sea bilberry

Vaccinium bracteatum

Least Concern

Nees pouchwort

Calypogeia neesiana

Least Concern

Ichneumonid wasp

Hypsicera femoralis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Climbing-hydrangea

Hydrangea anomala

Not Evaluated

Philippine Cedar

Toona calantas

Data Deficient

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Oriental white oak

Quercus aliena

Least Concern

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Asiatic holly fern

Cyrtomium caryotideum

Extinct

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Finger Grass

Limnophila aromatica

Least Concern

Haynald's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum haynaldianum

Endangered

Short Haired Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum ciliolare

Endangered

Coprinopsis stercorea

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora corbettensis

Vulnerable

Deep-water Scampi

Metanephrops challengeri

Least Concern

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

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