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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
486
CR + EN + VU
Population
23.816.775
Area
36.193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 67
Endangered 148
Vulnerable 271
Near Threatened 212
Least Concern 1730
Data Deficient 133
Not Evaluated 3193
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

Microbacterium awajiense

Not Evaluated

Wu Ze Large Crab

Geothelphusa tawu

Data Deficient

Microbacterium marinilacus

Not Evaluated

Microbacterium halophilum

Not Evaluated

Microbacterium amylolyticum

Not Evaluated

Microbacterium profundi

Not Evaluated

White Thread Fish

Holothuria leucospilota

Least Concern

Arthrobacter pascens

Not Evaluated

Angel's-wings

Opuntia microdasys

Least Concern

Arthrobacter subterraneus

Not Evaluated

Arthrobacter ginkgonis

Not Evaluated

Arthrobacter tecti

Not Evaluated

Arthrobacter nanjingensis

Not Evaluated

Long-legged bat tick

Ixodes vespertilionis

Not Evaluated

Methanofollis formosanus

Not Evaluated

Root aphid

Forda marginata

Not Evaluated

Luchu Pine

Pinus luchuensis

Least Concern

Pugnose caridina

Caridina weberi

Least Concern

Birch Brittlegill

Russula betularum

Least Concern

Mesorhizobium septentrionale

Not Evaluated

Roseibium hamelinense

Not Evaluated

Allorhizobium terrae

Not Evaluated

arghan

Aechmea magdalenae

Least Concern

Sculpted Lobster

Metanephrops sagamiensis

Data Deficient

Mesorhizobium plurifarium

Not Evaluated

Mesorhizobium sediminum

Not Evaluated

Mesorhizobium tamadayense

Not Evaluated

Mesorhizobium sophorae

Not Evaluated

Mesorhizobium thiogangeticum

Not Evaluated

False Virgin Cone

Conus emaciatus

Least Concern

Clostridium peptidivorans

Not Evaluated

Asian Particolored Bat

Vespertilio sinensis

Least Concern

Saccharopolyspora endophytica

Not Evaluated

Goodfellowiella coeruleoviolacea

Not Evaluated

Hyphomicrobium facile

Not Evaluated

Kribbella aluminosa

Not Evaluated

Wide-taek Crab

Geothelphusa eurysoma

Data Deficient

Selenomonas lacticifex

Not Evaluated

Giant skate

Dipturus gigas

Near Threatened

Listeria ivanovii

Not Evaluated

Flavobacterium hibernum

Not Evaluated

Flavobacterium terrae

Not Evaluated

Horse sucking louse

Haematopinus asini

Not Evaluated

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Not Evaluated

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

Bracted strawflower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Not Evaluated

Fragile Dapperling

Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Cherry

Prunus serrulata

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Ephedrus persicae

Not Evaluated

Cockatiel

Nymphicus hollandicus

Not Evaluated

Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Least Concern

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

Least Concern

Bay Mussel

Mytilus edulis

Least Concern

Wood Warbler

Phylloscopus sibillatrix

Vulnerable

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Least Concern

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Near Threatened

bastard-box

Eucalyptus longifolia

Vulnerable

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