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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

Kurthia massiliensis

Not Evaluated

Powder-post checkered beetle

Tarsostenus univittatus

Not Evaluated

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

irregular boomerang coral

Sandalolitha robusta

Least Concern

buffalo-grass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Not Evaluated

Kocuria arsenatis

Not Evaluated

Katagnymene spiralis

Not Evaluated

Italian stone pine

Pinus pinea

Least Concern

Buddha's hand

Alocasia cucullata

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

Blackbodied leg skate

Sinobatis melanosoma

Least Concern

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Lasiobolus cuniculi

Not Evaluated

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Buckwheat

Fagopyrum esculentum

Not Evaluated

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

Least Concern

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

jagged germanderwort

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Vulnerable

Kurthia huakuii

Not Evaluated

jalap

Ipomoea purga

Not Evaluated

black bloom moss

Schistidium trichodon

Least Concern

Japanese apricot

Prunus mume

Least Concern

Annual False Pimpernel

Lindernia dubia

Not Evaluated

Katagnymene pelagic

Not Evaluated

Hyphodermella corrugata

Vulnerable

Japanese butterfly ray

Gymnura japonica

Vulnerable

Browntop millet

Urochloa ramosa

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Gaetbulibacter saemankumensis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Chestnut

Castanea crenata

Least Concern

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Hemitrichia pardina

Not Evaluated

Japanese gray shark

Hemitriakis japanica

Endangered

Japanese gray smooth hound

Mustelus griseus

Endangered

Brown stingray

Hemitrygon akajei

Near Threatened

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Not Evaluated

Blackbelly lanternshark

Etmopterus molleri

Data Deficient

Japanese spindletree

Euonymus japonicus

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

Japanese Pearlwort

Sagina japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese-pepper

Zanthoxylum piperitum

Not Evaluated

Japanese pink

Dianthus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Hyphoderma definitum

Data Deficient

Brown Shrimp

Penaeus aztecus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa

Not Evaluated

Japanese shore crab

Hemigrapsus penicillatus

Not Evaluated

Japanese spurdog

Squalus japonicus

Endangered

Japanese Squid

Loliolus japonica

Data Deficient

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Annual Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

Almug

Pterocarpus santalinus

Endangered

Jelly-Antler

Calocera viscosa

Least Concern

Hapalosiphon luteolus

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Jelly Rot

Phlebia tremellosa

Least Concern

Hantzschia virgata

Not Evaluated

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