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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
402
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 58
Endangered 118
Vulnerable 226
Near Threatened 173
Least Concern 1476
Data Deficient 101
Not Evaluated 3095
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

Chinese jumper worm

Amynthas gracilis

Not Evaluated

Chinese Hound'S Tongue

Cynoglossum amabile

Not Evaluated

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

Fejervarya limnocharis

Least Concern

Aphid parasite

Aphidius ervi

Not Evaluated

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Chinese ginseng

Panax ginseng

Not Evaluated

Asian China-mark

Elophila difflualis

Not Evaluated

Chinese gall

Rhus chinensis

Least Concern

Chinese Foxtail

Setaria faberi

Not Evaluated

Asian Barbastelle

Barbastella darjelingensis

Least Concern

Aphid

Aphis rumicis

Not Evaluated

Amadis cone

Conus amadis

Least Concern

Achlya prolifera

Not Evaluated

Acetobacter cibinongensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese evergreen

Aglaonema costatum

Not Evaluated

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Least Concern

Asian Ambrosia Beetle

Xyleborinus attenuatus

Least Concern

Chestnut Brittlestem

Homophron spadiceum

Least Concern

Ashy pipewort

Eriocaulon cinereum

Least Concern

Aphanothece stagnina

Not Evaluated

Chestnut Blight

Cryphonectria parasitica

Not Evaluated

Cherokee rose

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

Cherimoya

Annona cherimola

Not Evaluated

Chenopodium aphid

Hayhurstia atriplicis

Not Evaluated

Ash whitefly parasitoid

Encarsia inaron

Not Evaluated

Aphanothece nidulans

Not Evaluated

Alternaria brassicae

Not Evaluated

Chelativorans multitrophicus

Not Evaluated

Cheilymenia theleboloides

Least Concern

Ascodesmis nigricans

Least Concern

Characteristic Cone

Conus caracteristicus

Least Concern

Change angel shark

Squatina japonica

Critically Endangered

Arthrobacter luteolus

Not Evaluated

Aphanomyces cladogamus

Not Evaluated

Chandelier plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis

Not Evaluated

Champak

Magnolia champaca

Least Concern

Arthrobacter gandavensis

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Arthrobacter crystallopoietes

Not Evaluated

Aphanocapsa grevillei

Not Evaluated

Alternaria alternata

Not Evaluated

African pillow coral

Siderastrea savignyana

Least Concern

Challenger skate

Bathyraja isotrachys

Least Concern

Chalk Comb-Moss

Ctenidium molluscum

Endangered

Chak Ko Shan Crab

Geothelphusa monticola

Least Concern

chaffweed

Lysimachia minima

Vulnerable

Atlantic Surf Clam

Spisula solidissima

Not Evaluated

Aphanocapsa delicatissima

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros vistulae

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros subtilis

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros socialis

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros lauderi

Not Evaluated

Athel tamarisk

Tamarix aphylla

Not Evaluated

Aphanizomenon flosaquae

Not Evaluated

Altererythrobacter fulvus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros didymus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros decipiens

Not Evaluated

Arrowspine dogfish

Centrophorus moluccensis

Vulnerable

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