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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

urn hair moss

Pogonatum urnigerum

Vulnerable

Bare-Toothed Russula

Russula vesca

Least Concern

tall anomodon

Anomodon viticulosus

Vulnerable

Tall Webcap

Cortinarius elatior

Least Concern

Tamarisk Scalewort

Frullania tamarisci

Vulnerable

Ensifer terangae

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Tara vine

Actinidia arguta

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Bastard Indigo

Amorpha fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Taylor s flapwort

Mylia taylorii

Least Concern

thecacera

Thecacera pennigera

Not Evaluated

the latin

Callopistria juventina

Least Concern

The Miller

Clitopilus prunulus

Least Concern

Thick-billed Pigeon

Treron curvirostra

Least Concern

Thomson's leafy moss

Mnium thomsonii

Least Concern

thorn coral

Stylocoeniella armata

Least Concern

Bear Lentinus

Lentinellus ursinus

Least Concern

thorn coral

Stylocoeniella cocosensis

Vulnerable

thorn coral

Stylocoeniella guentheri

Least Concern

Threeband gardenslug

Ambigolimax valentianus

Not Evaluated

three-lobed whipwort

Bazzania trilobata

Critically Endangered

serpent coral

Pachyseris rugosa

Vulnerable

bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Least Concern

Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

Arenaria serpyllifolia

Least Concern

Megamouth shark

Megachasma pelagios

Least Concern

Beech Tarcrust

Biscogniauxia nummularia

Data Deficient

Tidalmarsh flatsedge

Cyperus serotinus

Extinct

tiny-leaved haplocladium

Haplocladium microphyllum

Not Evaluated

Tiger Sawgill

Lentinus tigrinus

Critically Endangered

Tiger Shrike

Lanius tigrinus

Least Concern

Belamcanda

Iris domestica

Not Evaluated

Cocoa moth

Ephestia elutella

Least Concern

golden Malay beam

Engelhardia roxburghiana

Not Evaluated

Benzoin Bracket

Ischnoderma benzoinum

Least Concern

bubble cone

Conus bullatus

Least Concern

Oldman's cap

Polycarpaea corymbosa

Extinct

Voss' cuttlefish

Sepia vossi

Data Deficient

Bigtail skate

Dipturus macrocauda

Near Threatened

tipped bubblegum coral

Physogyra lichtensteini

Vulnerable

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Tongue-leaf Copper-moss

Scopelophila cataractae

Not Evaluated

Bitter Oysterling

Panellus stipticus

Least Concern

Bitter Scalewort

Porella arboris-vitae

Vulnerable

Tobacco

Nicotiana sanderae

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tenuipalpus pacificus

Not Evaluated

Toothed Plagiomnium Moss

Plagiomnium cuspidatum

Vulnerable

Common knotweed

Polygonum plebeium

Not Evaluated

Black Bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus

Least Concern

trailing iceplant

Lampranthus spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Trailing indigo

Indigofera hendecaphylla

Not Evaluated

transparent fork moss

Dichodontium pellucidum

Critically Endangered

Triangle barnacle

Balanus trigonus

Not Evaluated

Fragrant Crestwort

Lophocolea fragrans

Vulnerable

Singapore holly

Malpighia coccigera

Not Evaluated

Didymo

Didymosphenia geminatum

Not Evaluated

Common Bird'S Nest

Crucibulum laeve

Least Concern

fly-specked cone

Conus stercusmuscarum

Least Concern

Scarlet Minivet

Pericrocotus speciosus

Not Evaluated

Indian Sundew

Drosera indica

Least Concern

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