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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
436
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 59
Endangered 131
Vulnerable 246
Near Threatened 193
Least Concern 1651
Data Deficient 132
Not Evaluated 3127
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

Common Sunda Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Least Concern

Common Pouchwort

Calypogeia fissa

Vulnerable

common princess palm

Dictyosperma album

Not Evaluated

giant chincherinchee

Ornithogalum saundersiae

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Common Rue

Ruta graveolens

Not Evaluated

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Lophocolea heterophylla

Least Concern

Red moneywort

Alysicarpus rugosus

Not Evaluated

friendship-plant

Billbergia nutans

Not Evaluated

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Common Stump Brittlestem

Psathyrella piluliformis

Least Concern

Common Striated Feather-Moss

Eurhynchium striatum

Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

Cyperus surinamensis

Least Concern

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Common Violet

Viola odorata

Not Evaluated

Common Water-Nymph

Najas guadalupensis

Not Evaluated

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

Deer Mushroom

Pluteus cervinus

Least Concern

Common Yellow Russula

Russula ochroleuca

Least Concern

Confederate jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Not Evaluated

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Utricularia gibba

Least Concern

Plain Earthtongue

Geoglossum umbratile

Least Concern

Cooks bramble shark

Echinorhinus cookei

Data Deficient

Coral Tooth

Hericium coralloides

Near Threatened

coquito palm

Jubaea chilensis

Endangered

Coral reef araucaria

Araucaria columnaris

Least Concern

coral worm

Salmacina dysteri

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Grass And Cereal Powdery Mildew

Blumeria graminis

Not Evaluated

Umbellifer Mildew

Erysiphe heraclei

Not Evaluated

Pebbled Pixie Cup

Cladonia pyxidata

Least Concern

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Cork bark oak

Quercus suber

Least Concern

Corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Least Concern

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Least Concern

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

Meadowsweet Rust

Triphragmium ulmariae

Not Evaluated

Yellow Map Lichen

Rhizocarpon geographicum

Least Concern

Foetid Russula

Russula foetens

Near Threatened

Farinose Cartilage Lichen

Ramalina farinacea

Least Concern

Scaly Knight

Tricholoma vaccinum

Least Concern

Lipstick Powderhorn

Cladonia macilenta

Least Concern

Violet Rust

Puccinia violae

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Cotton Morningglory

Ipomoea trifida

Least Concern

Crater Lichen

Diploschistes scruposus

Vulnerable

Mothball Crust

Scytinostroma portentosum

Least Concern

Hairy Oysterling

Resupinatus trichotis

Least Concern

Green Starburst Lichen

Parmeliopsis ambigua

Least Concern

Brittle Bladder Fern Rust

Hyalopsora polypodii

Not Evaluated

Gibberella stalk rot

Fusarium graminearum

Not Evaluated

Jelly Ear

Auricularia auricula-judae

Not Evaluated

Red Beard Lichen

Usnea rubicunda

Not Evaluated

Coralloid Rosette-Lichen

Heterodermia obscurata

Not Evaluated

Crab Finger Grass

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Cranberry cotoneaster

Cotoneaster apiculatus

Not Evaluated

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