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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
453
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 63
Endangered 134
Vulnerable 256
Near Threatened 203
Least Concern 1723
Data Deficient 131
Not Evaluated 3184
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

Asteromphalus heptactis

Not Evaluated

Asian brush crab

Hemigrapsus takanoi

Not Evaluated

Asian chestnut gall wasp

Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Not Evaluated

Asian copperleaf

Acalypha australis

Not Evaluated

Asian date mussel

Arcuatula senhousia

Not Evaluated

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Asian marshweed

Limnophila sessiliflora

Least Concern

Asian netvein hollyfern

Cyrtomium fortunei

Not Evaluated

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Asian Pony'S-Foot

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

Asian Shore Crab

Hemigrapsus sanguineus

Not Evaluated

Asian spiderflower

Arivela viscosa

Not Evaluated

Asian swordfern

Nephrolepis brownii

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Asian waterwort

Elatine ambigua

Least Concern

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Not Evaluated

Aspergillus glaucus

Not Evaluated

Asteromyia Gall Midge Fungus

Botryosphaeria dothidea

Least Concern

astrologer's cone

Conus chaldaeus

Least Concern

Belgian Endive

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

Bellator Lobster

Thymopides grobovi

Least Concern

bell bauhinia

Bauhinia tomentosa

Least Concern

Bell-Bean

Vicia faba

Not Evaluated

Bellerochea malleus

Not Evaluated

Bellorita

Erigeron bellioides

Least Concern

Bending Bittercress

Cardamine flexuosa

Not Evaluated

Bengal Gram

Cicer arietinum

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Bentfin devil ray

Mobula thurstoni

Endangered

Berkeley'S Polypore

Bondarzewia berkeleyi

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

bignose shark

Carcharhinus altimus

Near Threatened

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

Not Evaluated

Billion-Dollar Grass

Echinochloa frumentacea

Not Evaluated

Bilobed grewia

Grewia biloba

Least Concern

Bine

Humulus lupulus

Least Concern

Birch Bristle Bracket

Phellinus lundellii

Critically Endangered

birch cone

Conus betulinus

Least Concern

Birch Mazegill

Lenzites betulinus

Not Evaluated

Birch Woodwart

Jackrogersella multiformis

Least Concern

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

bird-chilli

Capsicum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

Bird Vetch

Vicia cracca

Least Concern

Bhutan Cypress

Cupressus cashmeriana

Near Threatened

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Biddulphia biddulphiana

Not Evaluated

Biddulphia sinensis

Not Evaluated

Bifid Bladderwort

Utricularia bifida

Least Concern

Bifid Crestwort

Lophocolea bidentata

Not Evaluated

big-eyed bobtail squid

Austrorossia bipapillata

Data Deficient

Big-laurel

Magnolia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

black pepper

Piper nigrum

Not Evaluated

Black Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

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