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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

False Catshark

Pseudotriakis microdon

Least Concern

Kodomillet

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Least Concern

Beetle

Byturus tomentosus

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora friabilis

Vulnerable

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Four-spot Midget

Mortonagrion hirosei

Near Threatened

burra acacia

Acacia falcata

Least Concern

disc coral

Turbinaria mesenterina

Vulnerable

Ear tree

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Least Concern

Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Not Evaluated

kuruma prawn

Penaeus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Kwangtung skate

Dipturus kwangtungensis

Data Deficient

Mallee Pine

Callitris preissii

Least Concern

Malayan spurge tree

Euphorbia antiquorum

Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

Ganoderma lucidum

Least Concern

ladder flapwort

Nardia scalaris

Vulnerable

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

Critically Endangered

Fragrant premna

Premna odorata

Least Concern

sea lettucetree

Scaevola taccada

Extinct

Small-leaf climbing fern

Lygodium microphyllum

Least Concern

Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus

Not Evaluated

Magic-Lily

Lycoris squamigera

Not Evaluated

Microbacterium lacus

Not Evaluated

Smoky Rim Lichen

Lecanora cenisia

Data Deficient

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Larch Spike

Gomphidius maculatus

Endangered

porcelain coral

Leptoseris amitoriensis

Near Threatened

pore coral

Montipora spongodes

Least Concern

Microbacterium flavescens

Not Evaluated

Body louse

Pediculus humanus

Not Evaluated

large-leaved leafy moss

Rhizomnium magnifolium

Least Concern

larger star coral

Favites halicora

Near Threatened

larger star coral

Favites chinensis

Near Threatened

larger star coral

Favites abdita

Near Threatened

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Diaeretiella rapae

Not Evaluated

Microbacterium saperdae

Not Evaluated

Brazilian pennywort

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

Not Evaluated

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Annual Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Cabbage whitefly

Aleyrodes proletella

Not Evaluated

Lawndaisy

Bellis perennis

Least Concern

Lawson's Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Not Evaluated

Glycomyces harbinensis

Not Evaluated

Iceland Lichen

Cetraria islandica

Least Concern

Burmese fishtail palm

Caryota mitis

Least Concern

Mite

Phytoseiulus persimilis

Not Evaluated

Glycomyces lechevalierae

Not Evaluated

Ghost shark

Hydrolagus mitsukurii

Near Threatened

Taiga tick

Ixodes persulcatus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Veigaia planicola

Not Evaluated

Gloeocystidiellum porosum

Least Concern

Burkholderia turbans

Not Evaluated

Tufted Button

Acleris cristana

Least Concern

Warty Beard Lichen

Usnea ceratina

Extinct

Leadhued skate

Notoraja tobitukai

Least Concern

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

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