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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
486
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 67
Endangered 148
Vulnerable 271
Near Threatened 212
Least Concern 1730
Data Deficient 133
Not Evaluated 3193
Extinct 31

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

clawed calamary squid

Onychoteuthis banksii

Not Evaluated

Cliff-Brake

Cryptogramma stelleri

Not Evaluated

Climacodium biconcavum

Not Evaluated

Clostridium amylolyticum

Not Evaluated

Clostridium carnis

Not Evaluated

Clostridium celerecrescens

Not Evaluated

Clostridium septicum

Not Evaluated

Clostridium sporogenes

Not Evaluated

Clostridium tertium

Not Evaluated

cloth-of-gold cone

Conus textile

Least Concern

Clown beetle

Carcinops pumilio

Least Concern

Club-tailed Cruiser

Macromia urania

Least Concern

Clustered Bracket

Inonotus cuticularis

Vulnerable

Coastal Glider

Macrodiplax cora

Least Concern

Coastal Morning Glory

Ipomoea littoralis

Least Concern

Coast Conch

Gynnidomorpha permixtana

Least Concern

Coast Coral Tree

Erythrina caffra

Least Concern

Cobetia crustatorum

Not Evaluated

Cobweb Spiders

Parasteatoda tepidariorum

Least Concern

Cocconeis placentula

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Cockspur coral tree

Erythrina crista-galli

Least Concern

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

Vulnerable

Coco plum

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

Coffee bean scaled squid

Pholidoteuthis massyae

Least Concern

Coffee bean weevil

Araecerus fasciculatus

Not Evaluated

Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

Not Evaluated

Collared Bush Robin

Tarsiger johnstoniae

Least Concern

Collaria lurida

Not Evaluated

Colletotrichum dematium

Not Evaluated

Comatricha laxa

Not Evaluated

Comatricha nigra

Not Evaluated

Comatricha pulchella

Not Evaluated

Comatricha tenerrima

Not Evaluated

Comb-finned squid

Chtenopteryx sicula

Data Deficient

Common barley

Hordeum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Common Blanket Octopus

Tremoctopus violaceus

Least Concern

Common catchfly

Silene gallica

Extinct

Common Chinese Treefrog

Hyla chinensis

Least Concern

common-cypress

Cupressus sempervirens

Least Concern

Common Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Common Diadem

Hypolimnas misippus

Least Concern

common fanflower

Scaevola aemula

Not Evaluated

Common Field Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Least Concern

Common Apple Snail

Pomacea bridgesii

Least Concern

Common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Least Concern

Common Earthball

Scleroderma citrinum

Least Concern

Common Flax

Linum usitatissimum

Not Evaluated

Common Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis arvensis

Least Concern

Common Garden Poppy

Papaver somniferum

Not Evaluated

Common Grapefern

Botrypus virginianus

Not Evaluated

Common Grapevine

Vitis vinifera

Not Evaluated

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Least Concern

Common Haircap

Polytrichum commune

Least Concern

Common Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Not Evaluated

Common Houseleek

Sempervivum tectorum

Least Concern

Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

Diplazon laetatorius

Not Evaluated

Common Ink Cap

Coprinopsis atramentaria

Least Concern

common kettlewort

Blasia pusilla

Least Concern

Common Knotweed

Polygonum arenastrum

Not Evaluated

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