List of protected species in Taiwan
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List of protected species in Taiwan.
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According to Wildlife Conservation Act Republic of China (Taiwan) article 4, endangered and vulnerable species were classified into following categories:
- I - Endangered species (瀕臨絕種保育類)
- II - Rare and valuable species (珍貴稀有保育類)
- III - Other conservation-deserving species (其他應予保育類)
Animals
[edit]Mammals
[edit]Birds
[edit]Reptiles
[edit]Amphibians
[edit]Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
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Order Caudata | |||
Family Hynobiidae | 山椒魚科 | ||
Hynobius formosanus | Formosan salamander | 臺灣山椒魚 | II |
Hynobius sonani | Sonan's salamander | 楚南氏山椒魚 | II |
Order Anura | |||
Family Rhacophoridae | 樹蛙科 | ||
Rhacophorus taipeianus | Taipei green tree frog | 臺北樹蛙 | II |
Rhacophorus smaragdinus | Emerald green tree frog | 翡翠樹蛙 | II |
Rhacophorus moltrechti | Moltrecht's green tree frog | 莫氏樹蛙 | II |
Rhacophorus robustus | Brown tree frog | 褐樹蛙 | II |
Family Microhylidae | 狹口蛙科 | ||
Microhyla heymonsi | Heymonsi's rice frog | 黑蒙西氏小雨蛙 | II |
Microhyla butleri | Butler's pigmy frog | 巴氏小雨蛙 | II |
Micryletta steinegeri | Stejneger's paddy frog | 史丹吉氏小雨蛙 | II |
Family Ranidae | 赤蛙科 | ||
Rana taipehensis | Taipei frog / Two-striped grass frog |
臺北赤蛙 | II |
Rana tigerina rugulosa | Chinese bullfrog | 虎皮蛙 | II |
Rana guntheri | Guenther's frog | 貢德氏蛙 | II |
Fishes
[edit]Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
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Order Anguilliformes | |||
Family Anguillidae | 鰻鱺科 | ||
Anguilla marmorata | Giant mottled eel | 鱸鰻 | II |
Order Salmoniformes | |||
Family Salmonidae | 鮭科 | ||
Oncorhynchus masou formosanus | Formosan landlocked salmon / Taiwan trout |
櫻花鉤吻鮭 | I |
Order Cypriniformes | |||
Family Cyprinidae | 鯉科 | ||
Varicorhinus alticorpus | Deep-body shovelnose minnow | 高身鏟頜魚 | I |
Family Homalopteridae | 平鰭鰍科 | ||
Hemimyzon taitungensis | Ray-finned fish | 臺東間爬岩鰍 | II |
Sinogastromyzon puliensis | Ray-finned fish | 埔里中華爬岩鰍 | II |
Order Perciformes | |||
Family Anabntidae | 鬥魚科 | ||
Macropodus opercularis | Paradise fish | 臺灣鬥魚 | II |
Crustaceans
[edit]Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
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Order Decapoda | |||
Family Coenobitidae | 陸寄居蟹科 | ||
Birgus latro | Coconut crab | 椰子蟹 | II |
Insects
[edit]Plants
[edit]Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
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Family Isoetaceae | 水韭科 | ||
Isoetes taiwanensis | Taiwan isoetes | 臺灣水韭 | II |
Family Taxaceae | 紅豆杉科 | ||
Amentotaxus formosana | Formosan amentotaxus | 臺灣穗花杉 | II |
Family Pinaceae | 松科 | ||
Keteleeria davidiana var. formosana | Taiwan keteleeria | 臺灣油杉 | II |
Family Cupressaceae | 柏科 | ||
Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis | Tsukusien juniper | 清水圓柏 | II |
Family Podocarpaceae | 羅漢松科 | ||
Podocarpus costails | Lanyu Podocarpus | 蘭嶼羅漢松 | II |
Family Cycadaceae | 蘇鐵科 | ||
Cycas taitungensis | Taitung cycas | 臺東蘇鐵 | II |
Family Ericaceae | 杜鵑科 | ||
Rhododendron hyperythum | Red-spotted azalea | 紅星杜鵑 | II |
Rhododendron kanehirai | Kanehira azalea | 烏來杜鵑 | II |
Family Onagraceae | 柳葉菜科 | ||
Epilobium nankotaizanense | Nankotaizan epilobium | 南湖柳葉菜 | II |
Family Fagaceae | 殼斗科 | ||
Fagus hayatae | Taiwan beech | 臺灣水青岡 | II |
Family Sapindaceae | 無患子科 | ||
Bretschneidera sinensis | Chinese bretschneidera | 鐘萼木 | II |