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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
436
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 59
Endangered 131
Vulnerable 246
Near Threatened 193
Least Concern 1651
Data Deficient 132
Not Evaluated 3127
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

Dyer'S Mazegill

Phaeolus schweinitzii

Least Concern

Dysderid Spider

Dysdera crocata

Not Evaluated

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Early Blight

Alternaria solani

Not Evaluated

Earthy Powdercap

Cystoderma amianthinum

Least Concern

Burkholderia anthina

Not Evaluated

Chocolate Tube Slime

Stemonitis splendens

Not Evaluated

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Eastern Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Not Evaluated

erect spiderling

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Not Evaluated

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Not Evaluated

Eremo skate

Bathyraja trachouros

Near Threatened

Horsefly's eye

Dopatrium junceum

Least Concern

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

golden beak sedge

Rhynchospora corymbosa

Least Concern

Prickly Redfish

Thelenota ananas

Endangered

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

eggtree

Garcinia dulcis

Least Concern

Egyptian black scale

Chrysomphalus aonidum

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Clover

Trifolium alexandrinum

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Egyptian riverhemp

Sesbania sesban

Not Evaluated

Egyptian starcluster

Pentas lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Elastic Saddle

Helvella elastica

Least Concern

Species code: Cr

Cymodocea rotundata

Least Concern

Elephant Apple

Dillenia indica

Least Concern

elephant-bush

Portulacaria afra

Least Concern

Elephant creeper

Argyreia nervosa

Not Evaluated

Elephant Hawk

Deilephila elpenor

Least Concern

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Elliot's grey shark

Hemipristis elongata

Vulnerable

Vibrio owensii

Not Evaluated

Elm Leech

Hypsizygus ulmarius

Critically Endangered

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

English holly

Ilex aquifolium

Least Concern

English Meadow Grass

Poa pratensis

Not Evaluated

engraved cone

Conus inscriptus

Least Concern

Entire-Leaved Morning Glory

Ipomoea hederacea

Not Evaluated

Erect-Bur-Marigold

Bidens tripartita

Least Concern

estuary ragworm

Hediste diversicolor

Not Evaluated

desert-rose

Adenium obesum

Least Concern

Microbacterium flavum

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips simplex

Not Evaluated

Judas Ear Cassidula

Ellobium aurisjudae

Least Concern

Jujube red date

Ziziphus jujuba

Least Concern

Leucobacter chironomi

Not Evaluated

Penicillium aurantiogriseum

Not Evaluated

European edible sea urchin

Echinus esculentus

Least Concern

European Field Pansy

Viola arvensis

Least Concern

Licea minima

Not Evaluated

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Near Threatened

European Lily Of The Valley

Convallaria majalis

Least Concern

Shewanella xiamenensis

Not Evaluated

European yellow lupine

Lupinus luteus

Not Evaluated

fireworm

Eurythoe complanata

Not Evaluated

Fairies' Bonnets

Coprinellus disseminatus

Least Concern

fairy beads

Microlejeunea ulicina

Not Evaluated

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

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