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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

creeping sibbaldia

Sibbaldia procumbens

Least Concern

Canoe Cedar

Thuja plicata

Not Evaluated

Canterbury bells

Campanula medium

Not Evaluated

Cape bugloss

Anchusa capensis

Not Evaluated

cape-jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

Not Evaluated

capillary wing moss

Pterigynandrum filiforme

Vulnerable

Wall Screw-moss

Tortula muralis

Least Concern

cardinal's-guard

Pachystachys coccinea

Not Evaluated

Chocolateweed

Melochia corchorifolia

Least Concern

pecan-nut

Carya illinoinensis

Least Concern

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Case-making clothes moth

Tinea pellionella

Least Concern

Carpet-Weed

Mollugo verticillata

Not Evaluated

Carrion Beetle

Creophilus maxillosus

Least Concern

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Fingered Cowlwort

Colura calyptrifolia

Data Deficient

Common Stonewort

Chara vulgaris

Endangered

Carrot

Daucus carota

Least Concern

Japanese-oak

Lithocarpus glaber

Least Concern

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Cut-Leaf-Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa

Not Evaluated

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

spurred mangrove

Ceriops tagal

Least Concern

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Chinese ixora

Ixora chinensis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Furrow Lobster

Nupalirus japonicus

Least Concern

Japanese Mitten Lobster

Parribacus japonicus

Data Deficient

Cigar flower

Cuphea ignea

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Horsehair Threadwort

Sphenolobopsis pearsonii

Not Evaluated

Ciliate Elsholtzia

Elsholtzia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Upright Brown Grimmia

Schistidium strictum

Not Evaluated

Downy Veilwort

Metzgeria pubescens

Endangered

Transparent Flapwort

Solenostoma hyalinum

Least Concern

Daimyo oak

Quercus dentata

Least Concern

Jagged Notchwort

Schistochilopsis incisa

Least Concern

Japanese scallion

Allium chinense

Least Concern

guest-tree

Kleinhovia hospita

Least Concern

China doll plant

Radermachera sinica

Not Evaluated

cluster fig

Ficus racemosa

Least Concern

sweet alys

Alysicarpus bupleurifolius

Least Concern

Fuzzy flatsedge

Cyperus pilosus

Least Concern

Citrus mealybug

Planococcus citri

Not Evaluated

Trechispora farinacea

Least Concern

sea randa

Guettarda speciosa

Least Concern

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Climbing Euonymus

Euonymus fortunei

Not Evaluated

Sparrow’s Mango

Buchanania arborescens

Least Concern

Climbing ilang-ilang

Artabotrys hexapetalus

Not Evaluated

river mangrove

Aegiceras corniculatum

Least Concern

Himalayan ash

Fraxinus griffithii

Least Concern

copper-cups

Pentapetes phoenicea

Not Evaluated

clubmoss leafy moss

Mnium lycopodioides

Least Concern

Club Root

Plasmodiophora brassicae

Not Evaluated

Cobweb House-leek

Sempervivum arachnoideum

Not Evaluated

Cockroach berry

Solanum capsicoides

Not Evaluated

Cockspur Vine

Pisonia aculeata

Least Concern

cocoa

Theobroma cacao

Not Evaluated

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