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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
402
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 58
Endangered 118
Vulnerable 226
Near Threatened 173
Least Concern 1476
Data Deficient 101
Not Evaluated 3095
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

Indian Silverbill

Euodice malabarica

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Hemitrichia pardina

Not Evaluated

Gaetbulibacter saemankumensis

Not Evaluated

Hyphodermella corrugata

Vulnerable

Katagnymene pelagic

Not Evaluated

Kurthia huakuii

Not Evaluated

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

Least Concern

Lasiobolus cuniculi

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia ubonensis

Not Evaluated

Katagnymene spiralis

Not Evaluated

Kocuria arsenatis

Not Evaluated

Kurthia massiliensis

Not Evaluated

Burkholderia contaminans

Not Evaluated

Kocuria marina

Not Evaluated

Kocuria carniphila

Not Evaluated

Japanese Waxwing

Bombycilla japonica

Near Threatened

Broadnose wedgefish

Rhynchobatus springeri

Critically Endangered

beach palm

Bactris major

Least Concern

Kurthia senegalensis

Not Evaluated

Kurthia sibirica

Not Evaluated

Halomonas koreensis

Not Evaluated

Angulomicrobium amanitiforme

Not Evaluated

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Not Evaluated

Leeuwenhoekiella blandensis

Not Evaluated

Fortune's Yew Plum

Cephalotaxus fortunei

Least Concern

Leucobacter denitrificans

Not Evaluated

Litoribrevibacter euphylliae

Not Evaluated

Halomonas rifensis

Not Evaluated

Lepocinclis marssonii

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas mephitis

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus massiliensis

Not Evaluated

Spectacular Rustgill

Gymnopilus junonius

Not Evaluated

Broadnose Lanternshark

Etmopterus burgessi

Least Concern

Caryophanon latum

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus odysseyi

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter daejeonensis

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter enzymogenes

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas compostus

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus acetophenoni

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter dokdonensis

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Calidris subruficollis

Near Threatened

Lysinibacillus manganicus

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus parviboronicapiens

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter brunescens

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaved bowgrass

Cyrtococcum patens

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas aquatica

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas composti

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas marina

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas padinae

Not Evaluated

Luteimonas pelagia

Not Evaluated

Beach moonflower

Ipomoea violacea

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter concretionis

Not Evaluated

Lysobacter gummosus

Not Evaluated

Mallomonas allorgei

Not Evaluated

Methanofollis aquaemaris

Not Evaluated

Brown dog tick

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf Pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata

Least Concern

Bradyrhizobium ganzhouense

Not Evaluated

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