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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

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

Flesh fly

Sarcophaga albiceps

Least Concern

luminous flying squid

Eucleoteuthis luminosa

Least Concern

Lumpy Bracket

Trametes gibbosa

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

slender beaked moss

Kindbergia praelonga

Not Evaluated

Mite

Proctolaelaps pygmaeus

Not Evaluated

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Rosy Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum hispidulum

Not Evaluated

Goblet

Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis

Least Concern

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Pseudoclavibacter soli

Not Evaluated

Machilus oystershell

Lepidosaphes beckii

Not Evaluated

spine coral

Hydnophora grandis

Least Concern

Mite

Falculifer rostratus

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

red mangrove

Rhizophora stylosa

Least Concern

Gulosibacter molinativorax

Not Evaluated

Potato bush

Phyllanthus reticulatus

Least Concern

Primrose Yellow Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum primulinum

Critically Endangered

White-faced Plover

Charadrius dealbatus

Data Deficient

Synechocystis crassa

Not Evaluated

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

slender carpetweed

Glinus oppositifolius

Least Concern

Slender Cyperus

Cyperus distans

Not Evaluated

Madwoman'S Milk

Euphorbia helioscopia

Least Concern

Taichu Salamander

Hynobius sonani

Endangered

Sacramento burbark

Triumfetta semitriloba

Least Concern

Synechocystis aquatilis

Not Evaluated

Magellan's peat moss

Sphagnum magellanicum

Not Evaluated

magical cone

Conus magus

Least Concern

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Least Concern

reed grass

Arundinella nepalensis

Least Concern

sacred anisetree

Illicium anisatum

Not Evaluated

Synechocystis pevalekii

Not Evaluated

Malabar nut

Justicia adhatoda

Least Concern

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Monkey river prawn

Macrobrachium lar

Least Concern

male bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus

Not Evaluated

Japanese swamp shrimp

Neocaridina denticulata

Least Concern

Grey Pansy

Junonia atlites

Not Evaluated

Hump-backed fly

Megaselia curtineura

Not Evaluated

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

mamey

Mammea americana

Not Evaluated

mamey

Pouteria sapota

Least Concern

Fly

Coproica hirtula

Not Evaluated

Mandarin dogfish

Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Least Concern

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

mango-pine

Barringtonia asiatica

Least Concern

mangosteen

Garcinia mangostana

Not Evaluated

Java waterdropwort

Oenanthe javanica

Not Evaluated

Mangrove fan palm

Licuala spinosa

Not Evaluated

Manila-hemp

Musa textilis

Not Evaluated

Manna gum

Eucalyptus viminalis

Near Threatened

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

pygmy arrowhead

Sagittaria pygmaea

Least Concern

wild date palm

Phoenix sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Whorled Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Least Concern

Lesser mealworm

Alphitobius diaperinus

Least Concern

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