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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

Amur grape

Vitis amurensis

Not Evaluated

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

Flavobacterium haoranii

Not Evaluated

Streambank bulrush

Schoenoplectus triqueter

Critically Endangered

Blacktip houndshark

Hypogaleus hyugaensis

Least Concern

Ruffled Freckle Pelt Lichen

Peltigera leucophlebia

Critically Endangered

Badhamia nitens

Not Evaluated

Calamus

Acorus calamus

Least Concern

Borneo cat shark

Apristurus platyrhynchus

Least Concern

Not Evaluated

Blackboard Tree

Alstonia scholaris

Least Concern

Long-toed Myotis

Myotis secundus

Least Concern

Black Threadtail

Prodasineura autumnalis

Least Concern

Badhamia affinis

Not Evaluated

ampulle bubble

Bulla ampulla

Not Evaluated

Broadmouth cat shark

Apristurus macrostomus

Least Concern

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Agropsar philippensis

Least Concern

Blackthorn Rust

Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae

Not Evaluated

Snow banana

Ensete glaucum

Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

Rattus tanezumi

Least Concern

Bacteriastrum hyalinum

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Water Shrew

Chimarrogale himalayica

Least Concern

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Bandicota indica

Least Concern

Formosan rock macaque

Macaca cyclopis

Least Concern

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Bacterial Speck

Pseudomonas syringae

Not Evaluated

Amphora ovalis

Not Evaluated

akaika

Ommastrephes bartramii

Not Evaluated

Epaulard

Orcinus orca

Data Deficient

common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least Concern

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Blood Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Not Evaluated

Bacterial Crown Gall

Agrobacterium radiobacter

Not Evaluated

blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Vulnerable

Blister Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

Least Concern

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Amphora commutata

Not Evaluated

Japanese Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus abramus

Least Concern

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Chinese white dolphin

Sousa chinensis

Vulnerable

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Bleeker's butterfly ray

Gymnura zonura

Endangered

Atlantic Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Least Concern

Leschenault's rousette

Rousettus leschenaultii

Near Threatened

Bleeding Fairy Helmet

Mycena haematopus

Least Concern

Baby’s Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Least Concern

Amphiprora gigantea

Not Evaluated

Agromyces subtropicus

Not Evaluated

Acute spikerush

Eleocharis acutangula

Not Evaluated

Acetobacter lovaniensis

Not Evaluated

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Harpiocephalus harpia

Least Concern

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops aduncus

Near Threatened

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

Stereum rugosum

Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Cynopterus sphinx

Least Concern

Fraser's dolphin

Lagenodelphis hosei

Least Concern

bladderwort

Utricularia australis

Vulnerable

Formosan Serow

Capricornis swinhoei

Least Concern

Eden's whale

Balaenoptera edeni

Data Deficient

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Murina gracilis

Least Concern

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