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Animals in Taiwan

18 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Taiwan, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 18
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 202,288

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Taiwan?

The most looked-up species with records here.

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Ornithorhynchidae

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

What kinds of animals are recorded in Taiwan?

Mammals
grey wolf, platypus, common bottlenose dolphin
3 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, scarlet macaw
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray …
5 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, stag beetle
4 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Taiwan?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Taiwan.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	7
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	19
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	54
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	5

All animals recorded in Taiwan

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	22,615
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	154
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	26,151
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	148,666
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	334
Platypus	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	Ornithorhynchidae	Near Threatened	1
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	3,609
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	32
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	63
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	565
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	7
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	19
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	3
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	1
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	54
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	5
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	8

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Taiwan. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.