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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

Cobweb House-leek

Sempervivum arachnoideum

Not Evaluated

Cockroach berry

Solanum capsicoides

Not Evaluated

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Thermomonas koreensis

Not Evaluated

Joker's boomerang coral

Polyphyllia talpina

Least Concern

Thatching grass

Hyparrhenia hirta

Not Evaluated

lobster-claws

Vriesea carinata

Not Evaluated

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

lesser knob coral

Cyphastrea serailia

Least Concern

Common Club Moss

Lycopodium clavatum

Not Evaluated

Common Coontail

Ceratophyllum demersum

Least Concern

common cord moss

Funaria hygrometrica

Not Evaluated

robust shell

Littoraria undulata

Least Concern

Common Duckmeat

Spirodela polyrhiza

Least Concern

Common Eyelash

Scutellinia scutellata

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora crassituberculata

Vulnerable

common four-toothed moss

Tetraphis pellucida

Least Concern

Common flying squid

Todarodes pacificus

Least Concern

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Common Fumitory

Fumaria officinalis

Least Concern

Common Frillwort

Fossombronia pusilla

Critically Endangered

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

common salp

Salpa fusiformis

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

common lettuce coral

Pectinia lactuca

Vulnerable

Velvet Horn

Codium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

joker coral

Euphyllia glabrescens

Near Threatened

lesser knob coral

Cyphastrea microphthalma

Least Concern

Common Nodding Moss

Pohlia nutans

Least Concern

Florida keys indian mallow

Abutilon hirtum

Not Evaluated

shaggy wood fern

Dryopteris cycadina

Not Evaluated

Japanese mugwort

Artemisia princeps

Not Evaluated

Common Sunda Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Least Concern

Common Pouchwort

Calypogeia fissa

Vulnerable

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Lophocolea heterophylla

Least Concern

Red moneywort

Alysicarpus rugosus

Not Evaluated

friendship-plant

Billbergia nutans

Not Evaluated

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Common Stump Brittlestem

Psathyrella piluliformis

Least Concern

Common Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Vulnerable

Common Striated Feather-Moss

Eurhynchium striatum

Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

Cyperus surinamensis

Least Concern

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Common Water-Nymph

Najas guadalupensis

Not Evaluated

Deer Mushroom

Pluteus cervinus

Least Concern

Common Yellow Russula

Russula ochroleuca

Least Concern

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Utricularia gibba

Least Concern

Plain Earthtongue

Geoglossum umbratile

Least Concern

Cooks bramble shark

Echinorhinus cookei

Data Deficient

Coral Tooth

Hericium coralloides

Near Threatened

coral worm

Salmacina dysteri

Not Evaluated

Grass And Cereal Powdery Mildew

Blumeria graminis

Not Evaluated

Umbellifer Mildew

Erysiphe heraclei

Not Evaluated

Pebbled Pixie Cup

Cladonia pyxidata

Least Concern

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Least Concern

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

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