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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
486
CR + EN + VU
Population
23 816 775
Area
36 193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 67
Endangered 148
Vulnerable 271
Near Threatened 212
Least Concern 1730
Data Deficient 133
Not Evaluated 3193
Extinct 31

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

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Least Concern

Chak Ko Shan Crab

Geothelphusa monticola

Least Concern

chaffweed

Lysimachia minima

Vulnerable

Atlantic Surf Clam

Spisula solidissima

Not Evaluated

Aphanocapsa delicatissima

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros vistulae

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros subtilis

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros socialis

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros lauderi

Not Evaluated

Athel tamarisk

Tamarix aphylla

Not Evaluated

Aphanizomenon flosaquae

Not Evaluated

Altererythrobacter fulvus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros didymus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros decipiens

Not Evaluated

Arrowspine dogfish

Centrophorus moluccensis

Vulnerable

Chaetoceros curvisetus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros constrictus

Not Evaluated

Arrowroot

Maranta arundinacea

Not Evaluated

Apetalous sandwort

Moehringia trinervia

Least Concern

Chaetoceros compressus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros castracanei

Not Evaluated

Arrowroot

Tacca leontopetaloides

Least Concern

Chaetoceros brevis

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros borealis

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf sida

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Antrodiella romellii

Data Deficient

Altererythrobacter aestuarii

Not Evaluated

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

Achlya diffusa

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros anastomosans

Not Evaluated

Ceriporia viridans

Least Concern

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Ceriporia reticulata

Least Concern

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

arrow-head scale

Unaspis yanonensis

Not Evaluated

Antrodia heteromorpha

Critically Endangered

Cercospora beticola

Not Evaluated

Ceratium teres

Not Evaluated

Arrowhead dogfish

Deania profundorum

Near Threatened

Ceratium inflatum

Not Evaluated

Cellulophaga fucicola

Not Evaluated

Arrow bamboo

Pseudosasa japonica

Not Evaluated

Anthracobia maurilabra

Least Concern

alpine yellow violet

Viola biflora

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Caryophanon tenue

Not Evaluated

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

carrot-willow aphid

Cavariella aegopodii

Not Evaluated

carrot fern

Onychium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Armoured Lobster

Metanephrops armatus

Data Deficient

Anthomyiid fly

Emmesomyia socia

Not Evaluated

Carolina mosquitofern

Azolla caroliniana

Least Concern

Carolina Hornwort

Phaeoceros carolinianus

Near Threatened

Arkansas Grape

Vitis aestivalis

Not Evaluated

Carolina Hemlock

Tsuga caroliniana

Near Threatened

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

arikury palm

Syagrus schizophylla

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Alpine Pearlwort

Sagina saginoides

Least Concern

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