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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

Rove beetle

Nehemitropia lividipennis

Least Concern

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

Red-throated Thrush

Turdus ruficollis

Not Evaluated

red toon

Toona sinensis

Least Concern

red underwing

Catocala nupta

Endangered

Red Wasp

Vespula rufa

Least Concern

Scaly Dog-Lichen

Peltigera praetextata

Least Concern

Mealy Pixie Cup

Cladonia chlorophaea

Least Concern

Reed canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

jumping spiders

Menemerus bivittatus

Not Evaluated

reed leopard

Phragmataecia castaneae

Least Concern

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

reed rhapis

Rhapis humilis

Not Evaluated

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Reinhardt's cranch squid

Liocranchia reinhardtii

Least Concern

Ensifer fredii

Not Evaluated

Relict Gull

Ichthyaetus relictus

Not Evaluated

Rescuegrass

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

Reticulated barnacle

Amphibalanus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Elongate Pohlia Moss

Pohlia elongata

Least Concern

lesser knob coral

Cyphastrea japonica

Least Concern

yellowtop

Flaveria linearis

Least Concern

Purple-Bloom Russula

Russula mariae

Not Evaluated

Castilla Rubber

Castilla elastica

Least Concern

Fulmen's cone

Conus fulmen

Least Concern

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

rock pocket moss

Fissidens dubius

Least Concern

Rockspray

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Root-eating beetle

Monotoma picipes

Least Concern

Rhizobium freirei

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Rose cactus

Pereskia grandifolia

Least Concern

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Rose Moss

Rhodobryum roseum

Vulnerable

horse gram

Macrotyloma uniflorum

Least Concern

rose-scent geranium

Pelargonium graveolens

Not Evaluated

Rosy Crust

Peniophora incarnata

Least Concern

Chinese pistache

Pistacia chinensis

Least Concern

Rosy Starling

Pastor roseus

Not Evaluated

Rosy-striped Knot-horn

Oncocera semirubella

Vulnerable

rough-leaf hydrangea

Hydrangea aspera

Least Concern

horsebush

Dendrolobium umbellatum

Least Concern

Rough Bluegrass

Poa trivialis

Least Concern

Rough cranch squid

Cranchia scabra

Least Concern

Gramella oceani

Not Evaluated

rough-toothed dolphin

Steno bredanensis

Least Concern

roundear enope squid

Pterygioteuthis giardi

Least Concern

Roundear enope squid

Pterygioteuthis gemmata

Least Concern

Wrinkled Shingle Lichen

Pannaria lurida

Not Evaluated

reva

Cerbera manghas

Least Concern

Purple Spoonwort

Pleurozia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Ruby Dapperling

Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

ruffle palm

Aiphanes horrida

Least Concern

Mimika bobtail

Euprymna morsei

Data Deficient

Rush veneer

Nomophila noctuella

Not Evaluated

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

Ficedula strophiata

Least Concern

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