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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

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

Soursop

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

South african ragwort

Senecio inaequidens

Not Evaluated

South American jelly palm

Butia capitata

Not Evaluated

South American lupin

Lupinus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

Kurthia gibsonii

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus

Not Evaluated

Staphylococcus fleurettii

Not Evaluated

Southern Bracket

Ganoderma australe

Data Deficient

Follicle mite

Demodex folliculorum

Not Evaluated

Southern Cut Grass

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

anemone coral

Goniopora planulata

Vulnerable

anemone coral

Goniopora pandoraensis

Least Concern

Lysobacter panacisoli

Not Evaluated

spine coral

Hydnophora microconos

Near Threatened

spine coral

Hydnophora exesa

Near Threatened

To Lanze Crab

Geothelphusa ilan

Data Deficient

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Spanish arborvine

Distimake tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

Spanish cherry

Mimusops elengi

Least Concern

Spanish lime

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Vibrio fluvialis

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

spectral cone

Conus spectrum

Least Concern

Sphaeropsis blight

Sphaeropsis sapinea

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

spiked water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

Salinicoccus hispanicus

Not Evaluated

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

spindle palm

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Critically Endangered

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

Data Deficient

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Spiny Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Least Concern

Spiny naiad

Najas marina

Endangered

Staphylococcus pasteuri

Not Evaluated

Spiny Taiwan Niviventer

Niviventer coninga

Least Concern

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Spitting Spider

Scytodes thoracica

Least Concern

Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Splendid lantern shark

Etmopterus splendidus

Least Concern

Splendid Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum insigne

Endangered

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Calidris pygmaea

Not Evaluated

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Not Evaluated

Broad-folded Frog

Hylarana latouchii

Least Concern

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Spotted Milkcap

Lactarius scrobiculatus

Critically Endangered

A Pearl on Head

Trillium tschonoskii

Endangered

Asian blue tick

Rhipicephalus microplus

Not Evaluated

Micromonospora ovatispora

Not Evaluated

Apricot

Prunus armeniaca

Not Evaluated

aprilrødspore

Entoloma aprile

Near Threatened

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

Spotted ladysthumb

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

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