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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

pine aphid

Cinara pineum

Not Evaluated

cotton aphid

Aphis gossypii

Not Evaluated

Dotted Hornwort

Anthoceros punctatus

Vulnerable

Hyphodermella corrugata

Vulnerable

pineapple mealybug

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Pine bark anobiid beetle

Ernobius mollis

Least Concern

Browntop millet

Urochloa ramosa

Not Evaluated

Pine Bracket

Porodaedalea pini

Endangered

Pine Firefungus

Rhizina undulata

Vulnerable

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

Not Evaluated

plate coral

Acropora clathrata

Least Concern

hump coral

Porites solida

Least Concern

Pinewood Gingertail

Xeromphalina campanella

Endangered

Pinkedge Bonnet

Mycena capillaripes

Least Concern

Guadeloupe trumpet-tree

Tabebuia obtusifolia

Not Evaluated

hump coral

Porites lutea

Least Concern

Pink whip ray

Pateobatis fai

Vulnerable

pipe nodding moss

Pohlia crudoides

Near Threatened

Gaetbulibacter saemankumensis

Not Evaluated

Pinwheelflower

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Not Evaluated

Pitaya

Echinocereus enneacanthus

Least Concern

Japanese nipplewort

Lapsanastrum apogonoides

Not Evaluated

mountain-pepper

Litsea cubeba

Least Concern

Khapra beetle

Trogoderma granarium

Not Evaluated

Pithraj Tree

Aphanamixis polystachya

Least Concern

Grey Mould

Botrytis cinerea

Not Evaluated

Formosan Tube-nosed Bat

Harpiola isodon

Least Concern

Hemitrichia pardina

Not Evaluated

lesser knob coral

Cyphastrea chalcidicum

Least Concern

Pleated Inkcap

Parasola plicatilis

Least Concern

Pocket Plum

Taphrina pruni

Not Evaluated

pointed beard moss

Didymodon acutus

Vulnerable

Blackbelly lanternshark

Etmopterus molleri

Data Deficient

riparian feather moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Not Evaluated

Salted Ruffle Lichen

Parmotrema crinitum

Vulnerable

Sawtooth oak

Quercus acutissima

Least Concern

Electric Horsehair Lichen

Bryoria bicolor

Near Threatened

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Poison Pie

Hebeloma crustuliniforme

Least Concern

Southern Grey Physcia

Physcia tribacioides

Not Evaluated

Polynesian Chestnut

Inocarpus fagifer

Least Concern

rosy apple aphid

Dysaphis plantaginea

Not Evaluated

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

pontificial cone

Conus dorreensis

Least Concern

Mountain brome

Bromus carinatus

Not Evaluated

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Poor-Man'S-Orchid

Schizanthus pinnatus

Not Evaluated

pore coral

Montipora danae

Least Concern

Poplar-And-Willow Borer

Cryptorhynchus lapathi

Least Concern

porcelain coral

Leptoseris yabei

Vulnerable

Mougeot's yoke moss

Amphidium mougeotii

Least Concern

porcelain coral

Leptoseris foliosa

Least Concern

porcelain coral

Leptoseris gardineri

Least Concern

porcelain coral

Leptoseris hawaiiensis

Least Concern

Mother of Pearl

Patania ruralis

Least Concern

Moss Club

Multiclavula vernalis

Data Deficient

Hyphoderma definitum

Data Deficient

Potato Blight

Phytophthora infestans

Not Evaluated

Brown Shrimp

Penaeus aztecus

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

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