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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
436
CR + EN + VU
Population
23,816,775
Area
36,193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 59
Endangered 131
Vulnerable 246
Near Threatened 193
Least Concern 1651
Data Deficient 132
Not Evaluated 3127
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

Common Coontail

Ceratophyllum demersum

Least Concern

common cord moss

Funaria hygrometrica

Not Evaluated

Common Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Not Evaluated

Common Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

robust shell

Littoraria undulata

Least Concern

Common Dill

Anethum graveolens

Not Evaluated

Common Duckmeat

Spirodela polyrhiza

Least Concern

Common Eyelash

Scutellinia scutellata

Least Concern

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

pore coral

Montipora crassituberculata

Vulnerable

common four-toothed moss

Tetraphis pellucida

Least Concern

Common flying squid

Todarodes pacificus

Least Concern

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Common Fumitory

Fumaria officinalis

Least Concern

Common Frillwort

Fossombronia pusilla

Critically Endangered

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

common salp

Salpa fusiformis

Not Evaluated

Common hammerhead

Sphyrna zygaena

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

common lettuce coral

Pectinia lactuca

Vulnerable

Velvet Horn

Codium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

joker coral

Euphyllia glabrescens

Near Threatened

lesser knob coral

Cyphastrea microphthalma

Least Concern

Common Nodding Moss

Pohlia nutans

Least Concern

Florida keys indian mallow

Abutilon hirtum

Not Evaluated

shaggy wood fern

Dryopteris cycadina

Not Evaluated

Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

Not Evaluated

Japanese mugwort

Artemisia princeps

Not Evaluated

Common Sunda Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Least Concern

Common Pouchwort

Calypogeia fissa

Vulnerable

common princess palm

Dictyosperma album

Not Evaluated

giant chincherinchee

Ornithogalum saundersiae

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Common Rue

Ruta graveolens

Not Evaluated

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Lophocolea heterophylla

Least Concern

Red moneywort

Alysicarpus rugosus

Not Evaluated

friendship-plant

Billbergia nutans

Not Evaluated

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Common Stump Brittlestem

Psathyrella piluliformis

Least Concern

Common Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Vulnerable

Common Striated Feather-Moss

Eurhynchium striatum

Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

Cyperus surinamensis

Least Concern

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Common Violet

Viola odorata

Not Evaluated

Common Water-Nymph

Najas guadalupensis

Not Evaluated

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

Deer Mushroom

Pluteus cervinus

Least Concern

Common Yellow Russula

Russula ochroleuca

Least Concern

Confederate jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Not Evaluated

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Utricularia gibba

Least Concern

Plain Earthtongue

Geoglossum umbratile

Least Concern

Cooks bramble shark

Echinorhinus cookei

Data Deficient

Coral Tooth

Hericium coralloides

Near Threatened

coquito palm

Jubaea chilensis

Endangered

Coral reef araucaria

Araucaria columnaris

Least Concern

coral worm

Salmacina dysteri

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

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