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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
296
CR + EN + VU
Population
23.816.775
Area
36.193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 40
Endangered 80
Vulnerable 176
Near Threatened 148
Least Concern 1145
Data Deficient 100
Not Evaluated 2416
Extinct 19

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

anemone coral

Goniopora stokesi

Near Threatened

Indonesian greeneye spurdog

Squalus montalbani

Vulnerable

Snakeskin Grisette

Amanita ceciliae

Least Concern

snout

Hypena proboscidalis

Least Concern

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Membranous Pelt Lichen

Peltigera membranacea

Least Concern

Soapy Trich

Tricholoma saponaceum

Least Concern

to-tsubaki

Camellia reticulata

Data Deficient

Wasp

Aphytis proclia

Not Evaluated

Society garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Not Evaluated

Mite

Notoedres cati

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Soft-furred Taiwan Niviventer

Niviventer culturatus

Least Concern

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

Solitary Snipe

Gallinago solitaria

Least Concern

soldier cone

Conus miles

Least Concern

solitary cup coral

Cynarina lacrymalis

Near Threatened

blood-stained cone

Conus sanguinolentus

Least Concern

Erythromicrobium ramosum

Not Evaluated

Centipede

Orphnaeus brevilabiatus

Not Evaluated

Exiguobacterium acetylicum

Not Evaluated

Sordid Blewit

Lepista sordida

Least Concern

Sour orange

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

Soursop

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

South african ragwort

Senecio inaequidens

Not Evaluated

South American jelly palm

Butia capitata

Not Evaluated

South American lupin

Lupinus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

Kurthia gibsonii

Not Evaluated

Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus

Not Evaluated

Staphylococcus fleurettii

Not Evaluated

Southern Bracket

Ganoderma australe

Data Deficient

Follicle mite

Demodex folliculorum

Not Evaluated

Southern Cut Grass

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

anemone coral

Goniopora planulata

Vulnerable

anemone coral

Goniopora pandoraensis

Least Concern

Lysobacter panacisoli

Not Evaluated

spine coral

Hydnophora microconos

Near Threatened

spine coral

Hydnophora exesa

Near Threatened

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

Least Concern

To Lanze Crab

Geothelphusa ilan

Data Deficient

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Spanish arborvine

Distimake tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

Spanish cherry

Mimusops elengi

Least Concern

Spanish lime

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Vibrio fluvialis

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

spectral cone

Conus spectrum

Least Concern

Sphaeropsis blight

Sphaeropsis sapinea

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

spiked water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

Salinicoccus hispanicus

Not Evaluated

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

spindle palm

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Critically Endangered

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