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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
296
CR + EN + VU
Population
23 816 775
Area
36 193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 40
Endangered 80
Vulnerable 176
Near Threatened 148
Least Concern 1145
Data Deficient 100
Not Evaluated 2416
Extinct 19

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

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Alfred manta

Mobula alfredi

Vulnerable

algae stomp

Rugulopteryx okamurae

Not Evaluated

Algirosphaera robusta

Not Evaluated

Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Almug

Pterocarpus santalinus

Endangered

Aloe Haircap

Pogonatum aloides

Least Concern

Aloe Yucca

Yucca aloifolia

Data Deficient

Alpine Cat'S-Tail

Phleum alpinum

Least Concern

Alpine Earwort

Diplophyllum taxifolium

Least Concern

Alpine Haircap

Polytrichastrum alpinum

Least Concern

alpine leek

Allium victorialis

Not Evaluated

Alpine Pearlwort

Sagina saginoides

Least Concern

alpine yellow violet

Viola biflora

Least Concern

Altererythrobacter aestuarii

Not Evaluated

Altererythrobacter fulvus

Not Evaluated

Alternaria alternata

Not Evaluated

Alternaria brassicae

Not Evaluated

Amadis cone

Conus amadis

Least Concern

Amanita Mold

Hypomyces hyalinus

Not Evaluated

Amazonvine

Stigmaphyllon ciliatum

Not Evaluated

Amberfish

Thelenota anax

Data Deficient

Amboyna Wood

Pterocarpus indicus

Endangered

American Abrupt-Bulbed Lepidella

Amanita abrupta

Not Evaluated

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

American Eelgrass

Vallisneria americana

Least Concern

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

American Goldthread

Coptis trifolia

Not Evaluated

American Great Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Least Concern

American house dust mite

Dermatophagoides farinae

Not Evaluated

American Milletgrass

Milium effusum

Least Concern

American Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo

Not Evaluated

American Storax

Liquidambar styraciflua

Least Concern

American Tearthumb

Persicaria sagittata

Least Concern

American Water-Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Least Concern

American Wintercress

Barbarea orthoceras

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Aminobacter aminovorans

Not Evaluated

Aminobacter ciceronei

Not Evaluated

Ammonia beccarii

Not Evaluated

Amphipleura pellucida

Not Evaluated

Amphiprora gigantea

Not Evaluated

Amphora commutata

Not Evaluated

Amphora ovalis

Not Evaluated

ampulle bubble

Bulla ampulla

Not Evaluated

Amur grape

Vitis amurensis

Not Evaluated

Amycolatopsis bartoniae

Not Evaluated

Amycolatopsis salitolerans

Not Evaluated

Anabaena lcylindrica

Not Evaluated

Anabaena menderi

Not Evaluated

Ancylobacter rudongensis

Not Evaluated

Andaman Lobster

Metanephrops andamanicus

Least Concern

anemone coral

Goniopora fruticosa

Least Concern

anemone coral

Goniopora burgosi

Vulnerable

anemone coral

Goniopora columna

Near Threatened

anemone coral

Goniopora cellulosa

Vulnerable

anemone coral

Goniopora somaliensis

Least Concern

anemone coral

Goniopora tenuidens

Least Concern

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