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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
326
CR + EN + VU
Population
23.816.775
Area
36.193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 52
Endangered 101
Vulnerable 173
Near Threatened 116
Least Concern 1378
Data Deficient 102
Not Evaluated 3040
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

Micromonospora halotolerans

Not Evaluated

Micromonospora aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

Blackish-Purple Russula

Russula atropurpurea

Least Concern

Anomoloma myceliosum

Vulnerable

Halomonas halmophila

Not Evaluated

Micromonospora chalcea

Not Evaluated

Micromonospora chaiyaphumensis

Not Evaluated

Microbacterium pumilum

Not Evaluated

Candy Lichen

Icmadophila ericetorum

Critically Endangered

Micromonospora carbonacea

Not Evaluated

Micrococcus terreus

Not Evaluated

Merismopedia minima

Not Evaluated

blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix

Rhopobota naevana

Least Concern

Anomoeoneis sphaerophora

Not Evaluated

Alpine Earwort

Diplophyllum taxifolium

Least Concern

Mastogloia braunii

Not Evaluated

Massilia tieshanensis

Not Evaluated

Massilia aurea

Not Evaluated

Black gulper shark

Centrophorus isodon

Endangered

Methanofollis aquaemaris

Not Evaluated

Mallomonas allorgei

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter gummosus

Not Evaluated

canary-creeper

Tropaeolum peregrinum

Not Evaluated

Black-grass

Alopecurus myosuroides

Least Concern

Lysobacter concretionis

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus pakistanensis

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas pelagia

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas padinae

Not Evaluated

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas marina

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas composti

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas aquatica

Not Evaluated

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Least Concern

Black fungus beetle

Alphitobius laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Alpine Cat'S-Tail

Phleum alpinum

Least Concern

African-boxwood

Myrsine africana

Extinct

Lysobacter brunescens

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus parviboronicapiens

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus manganicus

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus fluoroglycofenilyticus

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter dokdonensis

Not Evaluated

Capronia pilosella

Least Concern

Lysinibacillus acetophenoni

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas compostus

Not Evaluated

Blackfin gulper shark

Centrophorus atromarginatus

Critically Endangered

Annual Sea-Blite

Suaeda maritima

Near Threatened

Lysobacter enzymogenes

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter daejeonensis

Not Evaluated

California scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus odysseyi

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus macroides

Not Evaluated

calico-plant

Alternanthera bettzickiana

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus massiliensis

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas mephitis

Not Evaluated

Caldimonas taiwanensis

Not Evaluated

Calcidiscus leptoporus

Not Evaluated

Annual Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Not Evaluated

Lepocinclis marssonii

Not Evaluated

Halomonas rifensis

Not Evaluated

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