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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
453
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 63
Endangered 134
Vulnerable 256
Near Threatened 203
Least Concern 1723
Data Deficient 131
Not Evaluated 3184
Extinct 31

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

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Sculptured Mitten Lobster

Parribacus antarcticus

Least Concern

Sea Bindweed

Calystegia soldanella

Near Threatened

Nepal Camellia

Camellia kissii

Least Concern

lobed cactus coral

Lobophyllia flabelliformis

Vulnerable

lobed cactus coral

Lobophyllia diminuta

Vulnerable

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

Sea Purslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Least Concern

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

netted cone

Conus retifer

Least Concern

Seaside Koniga

Lobularia maritima

Not Evaluated

Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

Least Concern

Braconid wasp

Cotesia ruficrus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Coccophagus lycimnia

Not Evaluated

Seifriz's chamaedorea

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Least Concern

Semarang rose-apple

Syzygium samarangense

Least Concern

Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly

Syrphus torvus

Least Concern

Sepia stingray

Urolophus aurantiacus

Vulnerable

Mucilaginibacter roseus

Not Evaluated

Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Least Concern

Merchant Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus mercator

Not Evaluated

semi-ribbed spire snail

Onoba semicostata

Least Concern

Little fire ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

Not Evaluated

Sphingopyxis macrogoltabida

Not Evaluated

Senegal date palm

Phoenix reclinata

Least Concern

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Willow bent-wing

Phyllocnistis saligna

Least Concern

Emperor

Anax guttatus

Least Concern

sheet fire coral

Millepora platyphylla

Least Concern

serpent coral

Pachyseris gemmae

Near Threatened

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

Rhizobium mayense

Not Evaluated

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

coraltree

Erythrina corallodendron

Least Concern

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Coral catshark

Atelomycterus marmoratus

Near Threatened

Shinella yambaruensis

Not Evaluated

Shamel ash

Fraxinus uhdei

Not Evaluated

Rothia terrae

Not Evaluated

Sharpnose stingray

Telatrygon acutirostra

Vulnerable

Sharpspine skate

Okamejei acutispina

Vulnerable

Sheep botfly

Oestrus ovis

Extinct

Sheep's Ear Abalone

Haliotis ovina

Least Concern

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Shingled Hedgehog

Sarcodon imbricatus

Near Threatened

Shiney Green Leaf Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum

Endangered

Shiny Cinnamon Polypore

Coltricia cinnamomea

Vulnerable

Curve-leaved Bow-moss

Dicranodontium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas vasicola

Not Evaluated

Corona Cup

Plectania melastoma

Least Concern

Aleppo pine

Pinus halepensis

Least Concern

Xanthomonas sacchari

Not Evaluated

short-leaf-pine

Pinus echinata

Least Concern

Woolly aphids

Eriosoma ulmi

Not Evaluated

Dogfish

Squalus suckleyi

Least Concern

Short-spored Earthtongue

Trichoglossum walteri

Vulnerable

Sphingomonas faucium

Not Evaluated

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