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List of endemic species of Taiwan

January 01, 1970

The endemic species of Taiwan are organisms that are endemic to the island of Taiwan – that is, they naturally occur nowhere else on Earth.

Percentages of endemic species and subspecies in selected animal groups in Taiwan:

Category Total species Endemic species (& ssp.) Percentages
Mammals 70 45 64%
Birds 450 84 19%
Reptiles 85 27 32%
Amphibians 37 17 46%
Freshwater fish 220 36 16%
Butterflies 400 50 13%
Total 1,257 252 20%

Percentages of endemic plants of all living species in Taiwan.[1]

Category Total (native) species Endemic species (& ssp.) Percentages
Pteridophytes 629 72 11%
Gymnosperms 28 18 64%
Dicotyledons 2,410 750 31%
Monocotyledons 1,010 227 23%
Total 4,077 1,067 26%

Endemic fauna edit

Endemic mammals edit

 
Formosan serow
 
Formosan macaque

Endemic birds edit

 
Taiwan blue magpie
 
Taiwan whistling thrush
 
Mikado pheasant
Main article: Endemic birds of Taiwan

32 endemic bird species and another 52 endemic subspecies of Taiwan have been identified (out of a total of 686 bird species). The thirty-two endemic species make up about 4.6 % of all birds living in Taiwan.

Endemic reptiles edit

Endemic amphibians edit

Endemic freshwater fishes edit

 
Formosan landlocked salmon
  • Order Osmeriformes (smelts, galaxiids, and relatives)
    • Ariake icefish – Neosalanx acuticeps Regan (endangered)[2]

Endemic flora edit

Cultivated crops endemic to Taiwan:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Hsieh, Chang-Fu (2002). "Composition, endemism and phytogeographical affinities of the Taiwan Flora". Taiwania. 47 (4): 298–310. doi:10.6165/tai.2002.47(4).298.
  2. ^ Neosalanx acuticeps

External links edit

  • Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute
  • Taiwan Biodiversity National Information Network

January 01, 1970
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The endemic species of Taiwan are organisms that are endemic to the island of Taiwan that is they naturally occur nowhere else on Earth Percentages of endemic species and subspecies in selected animal groups in Taiwan Category Total species Endemic species amp ssp Percentages Mammals 70 45 64 Birds 450 84 19 Reptiles 85 27 32 Amphibians 37 17 46 Freshwater fish 220 36 16 Butterflies 400 50 13 Total 1 257 252 20 Percentages of endemic plants of all living species in Taiwan 1 Category Total native species Endemic species amp ssp Percentages Pteridophytes 629 72 11 Gymnosperms 28 18 64 Dicotyledons 2 410 750 31 Monocotyledons 1 010 227 23 Total 4 077 1 067 26 Contents 1 Endemic fauna 1 1 Endemic mammals 1 2 Endemic birds 1 3 Endemic reptiles 1 4 Endemic amphibians 1 5 Endemic freshwater fishes 2 Endemic flora 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEndemic fauna editEndemic mammals edit nbsp Formosan serow nbsp Formosan macaque Order Carnivora carnivorans Formosan black bear Ursus thibetanus formosanus Formosan ferret badger Melogale subaurantiaca Swinhoe Order Artiodactyla even toed ungulates Formosan boar Sus scrofa taivanus Formosan sika deer Cervus nippon taiouanus Taiwan serow Naemorhedus swinhoei Gray Order Eulipotyphla shrews and kin Taiwanese mole shrew Anourosorex yamashinai Kuroda Tada s shrew Crocidura tadae Tokuda amp Kano Formosan shrew Episoriculus fumidus Thomas Koshun shrew Chodsigoa sodalis Thomas Kano s mole Mogera kanoana Kawada et al Order Rodentia rodents Formosan field vole Apodemus semotus Thomas Spinous country rat Niviventer coxingi Swinhoe Formosan white bellied rat Niviventer culturatus Thomas Kikuchi s field vole Microtus kikuchii Kuroda Formosan giant flying squirrel Petaurista grandis Swinhoe Taiwan red and white giant flying squirrel Petaurista lena Thomas Order Primate primates Formosan macaque Macaca cyclopis Swinhoe Order Chiroptera bats Formosan long eared bat Plecotus taivanus Yoshiyuki Long toed myotis Myotis secundus Ruedi Csorba Lin amp Chou Reddish myotis Myotis soror Ruedi Csorba Lin amp Chou Formosan mouse eared bat Myotis taiwanensis Linde Formosan broad muzzled bat Submyotodon latirostris Kishida Bicolored tube nosed bat Murina bicolor Kuo Fang Csorba amp Lee Slender tube nosed bat Murina gracilis Kuo et al Formosan tube nosed bat Murina puta Kishida Murina recondita Kuo Fang Csorba amp Lee 2009 Yellow necked bat Thainycteris torquatus Gabor amp Lee Formosan leaf nosed bat Hipposideros terasensis Kisida Formosan greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus formosae Sanborn Formosan lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus monoceros Andersen Endemic birds edit nbsp Taiwan blue magpie nbsp Taiwan whistling thrush nbsp Mikado pheasant Main article Endemic birds of Taiwan 32 endemic bird species and another 52 endemic subspecies of Taiwan have been identified out of a total of 686 bird species The thirty two endemic species make up about 4 6 of all birds living in Taiwan Order Passeriformes passerines and relatives Taiwan yellow tit Machlolophus holsti Chestnut bellied tit Sittiparus castaneoventris White whiskered laughingthrush Garrulax morrisonianus Ogilvie Grant White throated laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis Rusty laughingthrush Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus White eared sibia Heterophasia auricularis Swinhoe Taiwan yuhina Yuhina brunneiceps Ogilvie Grant Taiwan scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus musicus Black necklaced scimitar babbler Erythrogenys erythrocnemis Taiwan cupwing Pnoepyga formosana Taiwan barwing Actinodura morrisoniana Ogilvie Grant Steere s liocichla Liocichla steerii Swinhoe Morrison s fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia Taiwan blue magpie Urocissa caerulea Gould Styan s bulbul Pycnonotus taivanus Styan Taiwan whistling thrush Myophonus insularis Gould Collared bush robin Tarsiger johnstoniae Ogilvie Grant White browed bush robin Tarsiger indicus Taiwan bullfinch Pyrrhula owstoni Taiwan rosefinch Carpodacus formosanus Taiwan vivid niltava Niltava vivida Taiwan thrush Turdus niveiceps Taiwan shortwing Brachypteryx goodfellowi Taiwan fulvetta Fulvetta formosana Flamecrest Regulus goodfellowi Ogilvie Grant Taiwan bush warbler Bradypterus alishanensis Taiwan hwamei Garrulax taewanus Order Galliformes chicken like birds Taiwan partridge Arborophila crudigularis Swinhoe Taiwan bamboo partridge Bambusicola sonorivox Mikado pheasant Syrmaticus mikado Ogilvie Grant Swinhoe s pheasant Lophura swinhoii Gould Order Piciformes woodpeckers and relatives Taiwan barbet Megalaima nuchalis Endemic reptiles edit Order Squamata lizards and snakes Formosan smooth skink Scincella formosensis Van Denburgh Taiwan forest skink Sphenomorphus taiwanensis Chen amp Lue Plestiodon leucostictus Hikida 1988 Lanyu scaly toed gecko Lepidodactylus yami Ota Kikuchi s gecko Gekko kikuchii Oshima Gekko guishanicus Lin amp Yao 2016 Short legged japalure Diploderma brevipes Gressitt Diploderma luei Ota Chen amp Shang 1998 Maki s japalura Diploderma makii Ota Swinhoe s japalura Diploderma swinhonis Gunther Formosan legless lizard Ophisaurus formosensis Kishida Formosa grass lizard Takydromus formosanus Boulenger Sauteri grass lizard Takydromus sauteri Van Denburgh Hsuehshan grass lizard Takydromus hsuehshanensis Lin amp Cheng Stejneger s grass lizard Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh Hengchun blind snake Argyrophis koshunensis Oshima Atayal slug eating snake Pareas atayal You Poyarkov amp Lin 2015 Taiwan slug eating snake Pareas formosensis Van Dengurgh Formosa odd scaled snake Achalinus formosanus Boulenger Black odd scaled snake Achalinus niger Maki Maki s keelback Hebius miyajimae Maki Swinhoe s grass snake Rhabdophis swinhonis Gunther Formosa coral snake Sinomicrurus sauteri Steindachner Swinhoe s temperate Asian coralsnake Sinomicrurus swinhoei Van Dengurgh Taiwan pit viper Trimeresurus gracilis Oshima Endemic amphibians edit Order Anura frogs and toads Central Formosa toad Bufo bankorensis Stejneger s narrow mouthed toad Micryletta steinegeri Swinhoe s brown frog Odorrana swinhoana Taipa frog Rana longicrus Sauter s brown frog Rana sauteri Ota s stream tree frog Buergeria otai Robust Buerger s frog Buergeria robusta Kurixalus berylliniris Temple treefrog Kurixalus idiootocus Kurixalus wangi Farmland green treefrog Zhangixalus arvalis Orange belly treefrog Zhangixalus aurantiventris Moltrecht s green tree frog Rhacophorus moltrechti Emerald green treefrog Rhacophorus prasinatus Taipei tree frog Zhangixalus taipeianus Order Urodela salamanders and newts Alishan salamander Hynobius arisanensis Formosan salamander Hynobius formosanus Taiwan lesser salamander Hynobius fuca Nanhu salamander Hynobius glacialis Sonani s salamander Hynobius sonani Endemic freshwater fishes edit nbsp Formosan landlocked salmon Order Cypriniformes minnows and carp Taitung river loach Hemimyzon taitungensis Tzeng amp Shen Formosan river loach Hemimyzon formosanus Boulenger Shen s river loach Hemimyzon sheni Chen amp Fang River loach Formosania lacustris Steindachner Pulin river loach Sinogastromyzon puliensis Liang Metzia mesembrinum Regan Pararasbora moltrechti Regan Acrossocheilus paradoxus Gunther Lake Candidus dace Candidia barbata Regan Microphysogobio alticorpus Banarescu amp Nalbant Taiwan ku fish Onychostoma alticorpus Oshima Freshwater minnow Opsariichthys pachycephalus Gunther Gobiobotia cheni Banarescu amp Nalbant Microphysogobio brevirostris Gunther Aphyocypris kikuchii Oshima Squalidus iijimae Oshima Order Gobiiformes gobies and their relatives Goby Cryptocentrus yatsui Tomiyama Goby Myersina yangii Chen Goby Rhinogobius candidianus Regan Goby Rhinogobius gigas Aonuma amp Chen Goby Rhinogobius formosanus Oshima Goby Rhinogobius nantaiensis Aonuma amp Chen Goby Rhinogobius henchuenensis Chen amp Shao Goby Rhinogobius delicatus Chen amp Shao Goby Rhinogobius maculafasciatus Chen amp Shao Goby Rhinogobius rubromaculatus Lee amp Chang Goby Rhinogobius lanyuensis Chen Miller amp Fang Order Siluriformes catfishes Formosan torrent catfish Liobagrus formosanus Regan Bagrid catfish Pseudobagrus adiposalis Oshima Bagrid catfish Pseudobagrus brevianalis Regan Order Osmeriformes smelts galaxiids and relatives Ariake icefish Neosalanx acuticeps Regan endangered 2 Order Salmoniformes salmons and trouts Formosan landlocked salmon Oncorhynchus formosanus Jordan amp Oshima Endemic flora editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2021 Cultivated crops endemic to Taiwan Spodiopogon formosanus Symplocos trichocladaSee also editList of protected species in Taiwan Category Endemic flora of Taiwan Category Endemic fauna of TaiwanReferences edit Hsieh Chang Fu 2002 Composition endemism and phytogeographical affinities of the Taiwan Flora Taiwania 47 4 298 310 doi 10 6165 tai 2002 47 4 298 Neosalanx acuticepsExternal links editTaiwan Endemic Species Research Institute Taiwan Biodiversity National Information Network Taiwan Ecological Research Network Ecogrid project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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