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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

Spiked pepper

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

Indo-Pacific Furry Lobster

Palinurellus wieneckii

Least Concern

string jelly

Apolemia uvaria

Not Evaluated

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

Asian Stubtail

Urosphena squameiceps

Least Concern

Porphyrobacter dokdonensis

Not Evaluated

Porostereum spadiceum

Vulnerable

Austrian copper rose

Rosa foetida

Not Evaluated

Hebrew cone

Conus ebraeus

Least Concern

blacktip shipworm

Lyrodus pedicellatus

Not Evaluated

Taiwan Field Mouse

Apodemus semotus

Least Concern

Taiwan flowering cherry

Prunus campanulata

Not Evaluated

Taiwan Fulvetta

Fulvetta formosana

Least Concern

glaucous cone

Conus glaucus

Least Concern

Talquezal

Paspalum virgatum

Least Concern

tapewormplant

Muehlenbeckia platyclada

Not Evaluated

tarajo holly

Ilex latifolia

Least Concern

Kushneria marisflavi

Not Evaluated

Spiny Heath Lichen

Cetraria aculeata

Least Concern

Y-twig Algae

Amphiroa rigida

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Taiwan Rosefinch

Carpodacus formosanus

Least Concern

tessellate cone

Conus tessulatus

Least Concern

Australian Rice

Oryza australiensis

Least Concern

Rhizobium tubonense

Not Evaluated

Microbacterium proteolyticum

Not Evaluated

Beech Woodwart

Hypoxylon fragiforme

Least Concern

Timber Mazegill

Gloeophyllum trabeum

Not Evaluated

bird cherry-oat aphid

Rhopalosiphum padi

Not Evaluated

Rhizobium rosettiformans

Not Evaluated

Hantzschia amphioxyss

Not Evaluated

Rosellinia corticium

Least Concern

Blackgill cat shark

Parmaturus melanobranchus

Least Concern

Black-fiber palm

Arenga pinnata

Not Evaluated

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Vulnerable

Rhizobium sullae

Not Evaluated

Water-wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Least Concern

Broadfin sawtail cat shark

Galeus nipponensis

Least Concern

scimitar-bean

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

Taiwan crotalaria

Crotalaria albida

Least Concern

Rosy Pipit

Anthus roseatus

Least Concern

turnip aphid

Lipaphis erysimi

Not Evaluated

telinga-potato

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Least Concern

Ureibacillus thermosphaericus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Spalangia nigra

Not Evaluated

Golden Flangetail

Sinictinogomphus clavatus

Least Concern

wrinkled club

Clavulina rugosa

Not Evaluated

Skermanella aerolata

Not Evaluated

cauliflower coral

Pocillopora kelleheri

Least Concern

Jordan’s Chimaera

Chimaera jordani

Data Deficient

Microbacterium binotii

Not Evaluated

Zedoary

Curcuma zedoaria

Data Deficient

Microbacterium mitrae

Not Evaluated

Shewanella amazonensis

Not Evaluated

Sphingopyxis soli

Not Evaluated

Erythrobacter flavus

Not Evaluated

false flower coral

Anacropora forbesi

Least Concern

Florida silver palm

Coccothrinax argentata

Endangered

Gaoshan Pine

Pinus densata

Least Concern

Ghost Orchid

Epipogium aphyllum

Vulnerable

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