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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
23.816.775
Area
36.193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

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

Cramp Balls

Daldinia concentrica

Vulnerable

lesser star coral

Goniastrea pectinata

Least Concern

Tripe Fungus

Auricularia mesenterica

Near Threatened

Black sand skate

Okamejei boesemani

Vulnerable

tri-spine horseshoe crab

Tachypleus tridentatus

Endangered

Tristram's Bunting

Emberiza tristrami

Least Concern

Duckweed

Lemna trisulca

Near Threatened

false cleavers

Galium spurium

Extinct

Three Finger Leaf Algae

Halimeda incrassata

Not Evaluated

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Tributary Flying Frog

Zhangixalus prasinatus

Near Threatened

Brown powderpost beetle

Lyctus brunneus

Not Evaluated

Nepal alder

Alnus nepalensis

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora effusa

Near Threatened

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Not Evaluated

Tropical Bluetail

Ischnura senegalensis

Least Concern

tropical bottlenose whale

Indopacetus pacificus

Least Concern

Bristled Parachute

Marasmius cohaerens

Least Concern

tropical smokebush

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Least Concern

Bristly Haircap

Polytrichum piliferum

Least Concern

Xanthomonas translucens

Not Evaluated

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

Brittle Naiad

Najas minor

Critically Endangered

Brittle Swan-neck Moss

Campylopus fragilis

Not Evaluated

Shortnosed cattle louse

Haematopinus eurysternus

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

true senna

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

hump coral

Porites deformis

Near Threatened

Chestnut-flanked White-eye

Zosterops erythropleurus

Least Concern

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

trumpet-tree

Cecropia peltata

Least Concern

truncated screw moss

Tortula truncata

Least Concern

Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis atrovirens

Least Concern

Tube-building worm

Hydroides dirampha

Not Evaluated

hump coral

Porites densa

Near Threatened

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Merismopedia punctata

Not Evaluated

Tuberous vervain

Verbena rigida

Not Evaluated

Brookweed

Samolus valerandi

Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

Suillus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Brown Argonaut

Argonauta hians

Least Concern

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Flowerpot Parasol

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Not Evaluated

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

Muscicapa muttui

Least Concern

cabbage moth

Mamestra brassicae

Least Concern

shiny-leaf prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum nitidum

Least Concern

Brownfish

Actinopyga echinites

Vulnerable

Brown indianhemp

Hibiscus cannabinus

Not Evaluated

tobacco-tree

Solanum erianthum

Not Evaluated

Rove beetle

Atheta longicornis

Least Concern

Sixgill stingray

Hexatrygon bickelli

Least Concern

Fragile Brittlegill

Russula fragilis

Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum armatum

Least Concern

Muricauda olearia

Not Evaluated

Cinnabar Webcap

Cortinarius cinnabarinus

Vulnerable

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Steccherinum ochraceum

Least Concern

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Turkey-Tail

Trametes versicolor

Least Concern

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