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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

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

Duckweed

Lemna trisulca

Near Threatened

false cleavers

Galium spurium

Extinct

Three Finger Leaf Algae

Halimeda incrassata

Not Evaluated

Blue Dawn Flower

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Tributary Flying Frog

Zhangixalus prasinatus

Near Threatened

Brown powderpost beetle

Lyctus brunneus

Not Evaluated

Nepal alder

Alnus nepalensis

Least Concern

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

pore coral

Montipora effusa

Near Threatened

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Not Evaluated

Tropical Bluetail

Ischnura senegalensis

Least Concern

tropical bottlenose whale

Indopacetus pacificus

Least Concern

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Bristled Parachute

Marasmius cohaerens

Least Concern

tropical smokebush

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Least Concern

Bristly Haircap

Polytrichum piliferum

Least Concern

Xanthomonas translucens

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

British Columbia Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Not Evaluated

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

Brittle Naiad

Najas minor

Critically Endangered

Brittle Swan-neck Moss

Campylopus fragilis

Not Evaluated

Shortnosed cattle louse

Haematopinus eurysternus

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

true senna

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

hump coral

Porites deformis

Near Threatened

Chestnut-flanked White-eye

Zosterops erythropleurus

Least Concern

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

Least Concern

trumpet-tree

Cecropia peltata

Least Concern

tuna

Opuntia tuna

Not Evaluated

truncated screw moss

Tortula truncata

Least Concern

Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis atrovirens

Least Concern

Tube-building worm

Hydroides dirampha

Not Evaluated

hump coral

Porites densa

Near Threatened

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Merismopedia punctata

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Plantain

Plantago major

Least Concern

Tuberous vervain

Verbena rigida

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Brookweed

Samolus valerandi

Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

Suillus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Brown Argonaut

Argonauta hians

Least Concern

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Flowerpot Parasol

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Not Evaluated

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

Muscicapa muttui

Least Concern

cabbage moth

Mamestra brassicae

Least Concern

shiny-leaf prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum nitidum

Least Concern

Brownfish

Actinopyga echinites

Vulnerable

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Brown indianhemp

Hibiscus cannabinus

Not Evaluated

tobacco-tree

Solanum erianthum

Not Evaluated

Rove beetle

Atheta longicornis

Least Concern

Sixgill stingray

Hexatrygon bickelli

Least Concern

Fragile Brittlegill

Russula fragilis

Least Concern

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