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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

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

turnip moth

Agrotis segetum

Least Concern

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Data Deficient

Rhizobium alamii

Not Evaluated

Two-barred Warbler

Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus

Not Evaluated

Twoflower passionflower

Passiflora biflora

Least Concern

two-horned pincerwort

Cephalozia bicuspidata

Vulnerable

udo

Aralia cordata

Not Evaluated

shrubby sophora

Sophora flavescens

Least Concern

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

floating fern

Ceratopteris pteridoides

Not Evaluated

Devil weed

Sargassum horneri

Not Evaluated

Gray mangrove

Avicennia marina

Least Concern

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Vampires Bane

Mycetinis scorodonius

Least Concern

Uruguayan pampas grass

Cortaderia selloana

Not Evaluated

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Variable Crisp-moss

Trichostomum brachydontium

Not Evaluated

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa indica

Not Evaluated

Stenotrophomonas panacihumi

Not Evaluated

Velvet leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Least Concern

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

vegetable-hummingbird

Sesbania grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Veilwort

Pallavicinia lyellii

Vulnerable

Velvet Brittlegill

Russula violeipes

Least Concern

Ocean Turf Grass

Halophila beccarii

Vulnerable

Fluted Bird'S Nest

Cyathus striatus

Least Concern

Viet Nam cuttlefish

Sepia vietnamica

Data Deficient

Velvet Rollrim

Tapinella atrotomentosa

Least Concern

Velvet Shank

Flammulina velutipes

Least Concern

Velvet Shield

Pluteus umbrosus

Least Concern

Verdigris Agaric

Stropharia aeruginosa

Least Concern

Verdolaga-francesa

Talinum fruticosum

Not Evaluated

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Vinous-breasted Starling

Acridotheres burmannicus

Least Concern

Viper grass

Dinebra retroflexa

Not Evaluated

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

black spleenwort

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum

Near Threatened

Violet Domecap

Calocybe ionides

Not Evaluated

violet-eyed swimming crab

Carupa tenuipes

Not Evaluated

violin spiders

Loxosceles rufescens

Not Evaluated

Vogel tephrosia

Tephrosia vogelii

Not Evaluated

Ze Great Crab

Geothelphusa dolichopodes

Least Concern

Wahlenberg's nodding moss

Pohlia wahlenbergii

Least Concern

Wall Rue

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Least Concern

Walnut

Juglans regia

Least Concern

Wandflower

Sparaxis tricolor

Not Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not Evaluated

Water Chickweed

Stellaria aquatica

Not Evaluated

Watercock

Gallicrex cinerea

Least Concern

waterlily aphid

Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae

Not Evaluated

water fern

Ceratopteris thalictroides

Not Evaluated

red calla

Zantedeschia rehmannii

Not Evaluated

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

watermelon pepper

Peperomia argyreia

Not Evaluated

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

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