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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

Tiny Slitwort

Yamazakia pusilla

Least Concern

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

Northern rat flea

Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora turtlensis

Vulnerable

northern tree moss

Climacium dendroides

Least Concern

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Norway Lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Least Concern

Norway screw moss

Syntrichia norvegica

Least Concern

Notched Rustwort

Marsupella emarginata

Extinct

longbract frog orchid

Dactylorhiza viridis

Not Evaluated

Nussatella cone

Conus nussatella

Least Concern

porcelain coral

Leptoseris tubulifera

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Bush Grass

Calamagrostis epigejos

Least Concern

Nut Moss

Diphyscium foliosum

Extinct

porcelain coral

Leptoseris solida

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora samarensis

Vulnerable

Oak Curtain Crust

Hymenochaete rubiginosa

Least Concern

Bearded Dapperling

Cystolepiota seminuda

Least Concern

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Not Evaluated

Oak-Loving Gymnopus

Gymnopus dryophilus

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora nodosa

Near Threatened

Oceanic Lychee

Pometia pinnata

Least Concern

Temple Treefrog

Kurixalus idiootocus

Least Concern

mexican-apple

Casimiroa edulis

Least Concern

Root rot

Phytophthora lateralis

Not Evaluated

Metskastik

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Least Concern

Giant Golden Orb Weaver

Nephila pilipes

Least Concern

Ochre Club

Clavariadelphus ligula

Least Concern

Chinese-sassafras

Cinnamomum micranthum

Least Concern

Padang cassia

Cinnamomum burmanni

Least Concern

Ochre Gillgobbler

Hypomyces lateritius

Least Concern

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

Flavobacterium yanchengense

Not Evaluated

White-whiskered Coral Crayfish

Panulirus femoristriga

Least Concern

ocular coral

Madrepora oculata

Data Deficient

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

old-lady pincushion

Mammillaria hahniana

Near Threatened

Old Man Cactus

Cephalocereus senilis

Endangered

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Old Man'S Beard

Tillandsia usneoides

Least Concern

Scalloped Spiny Lobster

Panulirus homarus

Least Concern

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Olive

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

Brown Mountain Leskea

Lescuraea incurvata

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora capitata

Near Threatened

bearberry cotoneaster

Cotoneaster dammeri

Not Evaluated

Onion-Stalk Parasol

Leucocoprinus cepistipes

Not Evaluated

Oriental Spear Lobster

Linuparus sordidus

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora spumosa

Least Concern

Tozer's Thread-moss

Epipterygium tozeri

Not Evaluated

porcelain coral

Leptoseris explanata

Least Concern

bristly fingerwort

Kurzia pauciflora

Endangered

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

South Australia Crab

Geothelphusa nanao

Vulnerable

Kocuria turfanensis

Not Evaluated

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