The endemic species of Taiwan are

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s that are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to the

island of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territor ...

— that is, they occur nowhere else on

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. Percentages of endemic animals of all living species in Taiwan. ---- Percentages of

plants of all living species in Taiwan.Hsieh, C. F. (2002) Composition, endemism and phytogeographical affinities of the Taiwan Flora. Taiwania 47(4): 298-310.

Endemic fauna

Endemic mammals

*Order:

Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...

(carnivorans) **

Formosan black bear The Formosan black bear (臺灣黑熊, ''Ursus thibetanus formosanus''), also known as the Taiwanese black bear or white-throated bear, is a subspecies of the Asiatic black bear. It was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. Formosan black ...

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Ursus thibetanus formosanus The Formosan black bear (臺灣黑熊, ''Ursus thibetanus formosanus''), also known as the Taiwanese black bear or white-throated bear, is a subspecies of the Asiatic black bear. It was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. Formosan blac ...

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Formosan ferret-badger The Formosan ferret-badger (''Melogale subaurantiaca'') is a mustelid species endemic to Taiwan. Taxonomy It was formerly thought to be conspecific with the Chinese ferret-badger (''M. moschata''), but a 2019 genetic study found it to represent ...

– '' Melogale subaurantiaca'' (Swinhoe) *Order

Artiodactyla The even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla , ) are ungulates—hoofed animals—which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing poster ...

(even-toed ungulates) ** Formosan boar – '' Sus sus taivanus'' **

Formosan sika deer The Formosan sika deer () (''Cervus nippon taiouanus'') is a subspecies of sika deer endemic to the island of Taiwan. Formosan sika, like most of the terrestrial fauna and flora of Taiwan, arrived on the island during Pleistocene glacial periods ...

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Cervus nippon taiouanus ''Cervus'' is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia, although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America. In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of other s ...

'' ** Taiwan serow – '' Naemorhedus swinhoei'' (Gray) *Order

Eulipotyphla Eulipotyphla (, which means "truly fat and blind") is an order of mammals suggested by molecular methods of phylogenetic reconstruction, which includes the laurasiatherian members of the now-invalid polyphyletic order Lipotyphla, but not the afr ...

(shrews and kin) **

Taiwanese mole shrew The Taiwanese mole shrew (''Anourosorex yamashinai'') is one of four species of red-toothed shrews in the genus ''Anourosorex''. It is endemic to Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the j ...

– '' Anourosorex yamashinai'' Kuroda ** Tada's shrew – ''

Crocidura tadae The genus ''Crocidura'' is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 spec ...

'' Tokuda & Kano ** Formosan shrew – ''

Episoriculus fumidus The Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (''Episoriculus fumidus'') is a species of shrew in the tribe Nectogalini. It is found only in Taiwan.Koshun shrew – '' Chodsigoa sodalis'' Thomas **

Kano's mole Kano's mole (''Mogera kanoana'') is a species of mole endemic to Taiwan. The specific name ''kanoana'' is derived from Tadao Kano, a Japanese naturalist who made the first record of these animals in 1940s. It is found in the mountainous center ...

– '' Mogera kanoana'' Kawada et al. *Order

Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

ia (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 The red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista petaurista'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae (squirrels). It is found in a wide variety of forest–types, plantations and more open habitats with scatter ...

– ''Petaurista grandis'' (Swinhoe) **

Taiwan red-and-white giant flying squirrel Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeas ...

– ''Petaurista lena'' Thomas *Order

Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...

(primates) **

Formosan macaque The Formosan rock macaque (''Macaca cyclopis''), also known as the Formosan rock monkey or Taiwanese macaque, is a macaque endemic to the island of Taiwan, which has also been introduced to Japan. Besides humans, Formosan rock macaques are the o ...

– '' Macaca cyclopis'' (Swinhoe) *Order

Chiroptera Bats are mammals of the Order (biology), order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in fli ...

(bats) ** Formosan long-eared bat – '' Plecotus taivanus'' Yoshiyuki **

Long-toed myotis The long-toed myotis or Taiwan long-toed myotis (''Myotis secundus'') is a species of vesper bat endemic to Taiwan. It was first discovered to science in 2003, and described in a 2015 study of the phylogenetics of ''Myotis'' bats of Taiwan and e ...

– '' Myotis secundus'' Ruedi, Csorba, Lin & Chou ** Reddish myotis – '' Myotis soror'' Ruedi, Csorba, Lin & Chou ** Formosan mouse-eared bat – '' Myotis taiwanensis'' Linde ** Formosan broad-muzzled bat – '' Submyotodon latirostris'' Kishida ** Bicolored tube-nosed bat – '' Murina bicolor'' Kuo, Fang, Csorba & Lee ** Slender tube-nosed bat – '' Murina gracilis'' Kuo et al. ** Formosan tube-nosed bat – '' Murina puta'' Kishida **'' Murina recondita'' Kuo, Fang, Csorba & Lee, 2009 ** Yellow-necked bat – '' Thainycteris torquatus'' Gabor & Lee ** Formosan leaf-nosed bat – '' Hipposideros terasensis'' Kisida ** Formosan greater horseshoe bat – '' Rhinolophus formosae'' Sanborn **

Formosan lesser horseshoe bat The little Japanese horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus cornutus'') is a species of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mam ...

– '' Rhinolophus monoceros'' Andersen

Endemic birds

17 endemic bird species and another 60 endemic subspecies of Taiwan have been identified (out of a total of 569 bird species). The seventeen endemic species make up about 3% of all birds living in Taiwan. *Order

Passeriformes A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...

(passerines and relatives) **

Yellow tit The yellow tit, Taiwan yellow tit, or Formosan yellow tit (''Machlolophus holsti'') is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is endemic to central Taiwan. Its natural habitat is montane temperate forest. It has a restricted range and small ...

– '' Parus holsti'' Seebohm ** White-whiskered laughingthrush – '' Garrulax morrisonianus'' ( Ogilvie-Grant) ** White-eared sibia – '' Heterophasia auricularis'' (Swinhoe) **

Taiwan yuhina The Taiwan yuhina (''Yuhina brunneiceps''), also known as Formosan yuhina, is a small songbird endemic to the island of Taiwan. Taxonomy and systematics Like other yuhinas, it is closely related to the white-eyes and if these were considered a ...

– '' Yuhina brunneiceps'' Ogilvie-Grant **

Taiwan barwing The Taiwan barwing or Formosan barwing (''Actinodura morrisoniana'') is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Referenc ...

– '' Actinodura morrisoniana'' Ogilvie-Grant ** Steere's liocichla – '' Liocichla steerii'' Swinhoe **

Taiwan blue magpie The Taiwan blue magpie (''Urocissa caerulea''), also called the Taiwan magpie, Formosan blue magpie (), or the "long-tailed mountain lady" (; Taiwanese Hokkien: Tn̂g-boé soaⁿ-niû), is a bird species in the crow family. It is endemic to Taiwan ...

– '' Urocissa caerulea'' (Gould) ** Styan's bulbul – '' Pycnonotus taivanus'' Styan **

Taiwan whistling thrush The Taiwan whistling thrush (''Myophonus insularis''), also known as the Formosan whistling thrush, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Taxonomy The Taiwan whistling thrush was collected by Robert Swinhoe an ...

– '' Myophonus insularis'' Gould **

Collared bush robin The collared bush robin or Johnstone's robin (''Tarsiger johnstoniae'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Taiwan, living in montane and subalpine forests. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) h ...

– '' Tarsiger johnstoniae'' ( Ogilvie-Grant) **

Flamecrest The flamecrest or Taiwan firecrest (''Regulus goodfellowi'') ( zh, t=火冠戴菊鳥 or ), is a species of bird in the kinglet family, Regulidae, that is endemic to the mountains of Taiwan. Description The flamecrest is a small perching bird, ...

– '' Regulus goodfellowi'' Ogilvie-Grant **

Taiwan bush warbler The Taiwan bush warbler (''Locustella alishanensis'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found only in Taiwan. Its natural habitat is undergrowth and grassland in elevation. It was first recorded in 1917 and nam ...

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Bradypterus alishanensis The Taiwan bush warbler (''Locustella alishanensis'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found only in Taiwan. Its natural habitat is undergrowth and grassland in elevation. It was first recorded in 1917 and nam ...

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Taiwan hwamei The Taiwan hwamei (''Garrulax taewanus'') is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1859. It is endemic to the island of Taiwan. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Chinese ...

– '' Garrulax taewanus'' *Order

Galliformes Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl. Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often ...

(chicken-like birds) **

Taiwan hill partridge The Taiwan partridge or Taiwan hill partridge (''Arborophila crudigularis'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in Taiwan, and its natural habitat is broadleaf forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, but at present ...

– '' Arborophila crudigularis'' (Swinhoe) **

Mikado pheasant The Mikado pheasant (''Syrmaticus mikado'') is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. Sometimes considered an unofficial ''national bird'' of Taiwan (along with the Swinhoe's pheasant and Taiw ...

– '' Syrmaticus mikado'' ( Ogilvie-Grant) **

Swinhoe's pheasant Swinhoe's pheasant (''Lophura swinhoii''), also known as the Taiwan blue pheasant, is a bird of the pheasant subfamily in the fowl family Phasianidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Along with the Mikado pheasant and Taiwan blue magpie, two other Taiw ...

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Lophura swinhoii Swinhoe's pheasant (''Lophura swinhoii''), also known as the Taiwan blue pheasant, is a bird of the pheasant subfamily in the fowl family Phasianidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Along with the Mikado pheasant and Taiwan blue magpie, two other Taiw ...

'' (Gould) *Order

Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes , the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 71 living genera with a little over 450 species, of ...

(woodpeckers and relatives) ** Taiwan barbet – '' Megalaima nuchalis''

Endemic reptiles

*Order

Squamata Squamata (, Latin ''squamatus'', 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,900 species, ...

(lizards and snakes) ** Formosan smooth skink – '' Scincella formosensis'' (Van Denburgh) ** Taiwan forest skink – '' Sphenomorphus taiwanensis'' Chen & Lue ** Lanyu scaly-toed gecko – '' Lepidodactylus yami'' Ota ** Kikuchi's gecko – '' Gekko kikuchii'' (Oshima) **'' Gekko guishanicus'' Lin & Yao, 2016 ** Short-legged japalure – ''

Diploderma brevipes The short-legged japalure (''Diploderma brevipes'') is a species of lizard endemic to Taiwan. It is found in mountains at elevations of 1100 to 2200 m and inhabits forest edges. It has a 10-cm long body, and the total length reaches 25 ...

'' Gressitt **'' Diploderma luei'' Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998 ** Maki's japalura – '' Diploderma makii'' Ota ** Swinhoe's japalura – ''

Diploderma swinhonis ''Diploderma swinhonis'', also known commonly as the Taiwan japalure, Swinhoe's japalure, Swinhoe's lizard, and Swinhoe's tree lizard (), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Taiwan. It is considered an invas ...

'' Gunther ** Formosan legless lizard – '' Ophisaurus formosensis'' Kishida **

Formosan grass lizard Formosan may refer to various things associated with the island of Taiwan (formerly called Formosa): * Taiwanese people who lived on the island before 1945, and their descendants * Taiwanese indigenous peoples, descendents of inhabitants of the isl ...

– '' Takydromus formosanus'' Boulenger ** Sauteri grass lizard – '' Takydromus sauteri'' Van Denburgh ** Hsuehshan grass lizard – '' Takydromus hsuehshanensis'' Lin & Cheng ** Stejneger's grass lizard – '' Takydromus stejnegeri'' Van Denburgh ** Hengchun blind snake – ''

Typhlops koshunensis The Koshun worm snake (''Argyrophis koshunensis'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré, 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1' ...

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Taiwan slug-eating snake Formosa slug snake or Taiwan slug snake (''Pareas formosensis'') is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Pareatidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Taxonomy It has been suggested that ''Pareas chinensis'' should be treated as a synonym of ' ...

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Pareas formosensis Formosa slug snake or Taiwan slug snake (''Pareas formosensis'') is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Pareatidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Taxonomy It has been suggested that ''Pareas chinensis'' should be treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' (Van Dengurgh) ** Formosa odd-scaled snake – ''

Achalinus formosanus ''Achalinus formosanus'', common name Formosan odd-scaled snake or Taiwan burrowing snake, is a non-venomous snake in family XenodermidaeIn earlier classifications sometimes still in use, subfamily Xenodermatinae, family Colubridae. See e.g. th ...

'' Boulenger ** Black odd-scaled snake – ''

Achalinus niger ''Achalinus niger'', common name black odd-scaled snake or black burrowing snake, is a snake in family Xenodermatidae that is endemic to Taiwan. Distribution and phylogeography This Taiwan endemic is widespread at elevations of asl. Genetic a ...

'' Maki ** Maki's keelback – '' Hebius miyajimae'' Maki ** Swinhoe's grass snake – '' Rhabdophis swinhonis'' (Günther) ** Formosa coral snake – ''

Sinomicrurus sauteri ''Sinomicrurus sauteri'' (common names: Taiwan coral snake, oriental coral snake and Formosa coral snake) is a highly venomous species of coral snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Taiwan and known f ...

'' (Steindachner) **Swinhoe's temperate Asian coralsnake – '' Sinomicrurus swinhoei'' (Van Dengurgh) ** Taiwan pit viper – ''

Trimeresurus gracilis ''Trimeresurus gracilis'', commonly known as the Taiwan pit viper or Taiwan mountain pitviper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Taiwan. No subspecies are currently recognized. The species is known as in Japanese.Gumprecht A, Tillack ...

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Endemic amphibians

*Order Anura (frogs and toads) ** Central Formosan toad – ''

Bufo bankorensis ''Bufo bankorensis'' (vernacular names: Central Formosa toad, Bankor toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Taiwan and widely distributed at elevations up to above sea level. There has been doubts about its separa ...

'' **Stejneger's narrow-mouthed toad – '' Micryletta steinegeri'' **Swinhoe's brown frog — ''

Odorrana swinhoana ''Odorrana swinhoana'' is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Taiwan and widely distributed in hilly areas below . It is named for Robert Swinhoe, a British naturalist and diplomat. Its common names include Swinhoe's brown ...

'' **Taipa frog — '' Rana longicrus'' **Sauter's brown frog — ''

Rana sauteri ''Rana sauteri'' is a species of true frog endemic to Taiwan. It inhabits low-altitude hill forests and the associated streams. It is an endangered species threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture and infrastructure development. Common nam ...

'' **Ota's stream tree frog – '' Buergeria otai'' ** Robust Buerger's frog – '' Buergeria robusta'' **'' Kurixalus berylliniris'' ** Temple treefrog – '' Kurixalus idiootocus'' **'' Kurixalus wangi'' ** Farmland green treefrog – '' Rhacophorus arvalis'' ** Orange-belly treefrog – '' Rhacophorus aurantiventris'' ** Moltrecht's green tree frog – '' Rhacophorus moltrechti'' ** Emerald green treefrog – ''

Rhacophorus prasinatus ''Zhangixalus prasinatus'' (common names: tributary flying frog, green treefrog, emerald green treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae Endemism, endemic to northern Taiwan. It has been observed between 400 and 600 meters above ...

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Taipei green treefrog Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the Capital city, capital and a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Regions of Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of t ...

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Rhacophorus taipeianus The Taipei tree frog (''Zhangixalus taipeianus'') is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is Endemism, endemic to central and northern Taiwan. It is a medium-sized tree frog; females are in snout-vent length, and males are slightly ...

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Urodela Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten ...

(salamanders and newts) **

Alishan salamander ''Hynobius arisanensis'', the Alishan salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to Taiwan. It occurs in the Alishan Range, the Yushan Range, and southern Central Mountain Range, where it lives at altitudes of above ...

– '' Hynobius arisanensis'' ** Formosan salamander – '' Hynobius formosanus'' ** Taiwan lesser salamander – '' Hynobius fuca'' ** Nanhu salamander – '' Hynobius glacialis'' ** Sonani's salamander – '' Hynobius sonani''

Endemic freshwater fishes

*Order

Cypriniformes Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches, and relatives. Cypriniformes is an Order within the Superorder Ostariophysi consisting of "Carp-like" Ostariophysins. This order contains 11-12 families, ...

(minnows and carp) ** Taitung river loach – ''

Hemimyzon taitungensis ''Hemimyzon taitungensis'' (common name: Taitung river loach, in Chinese 臺東間爬岩鰍, 台東間吸鰍, or 石貼仔) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae that is endemic to Taiwan. It is a small (length ) freshwater ...

'' Tzeng & Shen ** Formosan river loach – ''

Hemimyzon formosanus ''Hemimyzon formosanus'' is a species of hillstream loach (a ray-finned fish) in the genus ''Hemimyzon''. It is endemic to western portion of Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. Its maximum length is . Variations in nucleotide sequences within the ...

'' (Boulenger) **Shen's river loach – ''

Hemimyzon sheni ''Hemimyzon sheni'' (Shen's river loach) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Hemimyzon''. It is only known from Tar-Ju River basin, Taitung County Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-k ...

'' Chen & Fang **River loach – '' Formosania lacustris'' (Steindachner) ** Pulin river loach – '' Sinogastromyzon puliensis'' Liang **''

Metzia mesembrinum ''Metzia mesembrinum'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Metzia''. It inhabits Taiwan and Singapore and has a maximum length of . The species was found on Taiwan proper until the 1920s, when its range was reduced to the outlying island of K ...

'' (Regan) **'' Pararasbora moltrechti'' Regan **'' Acrossocheilus paradoxus'' (Günther) ** Lake Candidus dace – ''

Candidia barbata ''Candidia barbata'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Candidia''. It is endemic to Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwes ...

'' (Regan) **''

Microphysogobio alticorpus ''Microphysogobio alticorpus'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan. References

Microphysogobio Fish described in 1968 Taxa named by Petre Mihai Bănărescu Taxa named by Teodor T. Nalbant {{Cyprinidae-stub ...

'' Banarescu & Nalbant **Taiwan ku fish – ''

Onychostoma alticorpus ''Onychostoma alticorpus'' (common name: Taiwan ku fish) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It can grow to TL, but commonly only to about half of that. ''Onychostoma alticorpus'' is endemic to Taiwan where it is known fr ...

'' (Oshima) **Freshwater minnow – ''

Opsariichthys pachycephalus ''Opsariichthys pachycephalus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Opsariichthys'' endemic to Taiwan. It is one of the most common minnows of Taiwan, found in the entire western part of the island from sea level to 1200 m elevation. I ...

'' Günther **'' Gobiobotia cheni'' Banarescu & Nalbant **''

Microphysogobio brevirostris ''Microphysogobio brevirostris'' is a species of cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is ...

'' (Günther) **''

Aphyocypris kikuchii ''Aphyocypris kikuchii'' is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is a benthopelagic freshwater fish that grows to total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These ...

'' (Oshima) **'' Squalidus iijimae'' (Oshima) *Order

Perciformes Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means ...

(perch-like fishes) **Goby – '' Rhinogobius gigas'' Aonuma & Chen **Goby – '' Rhinogobius formosanus'' Oshima **Goby – '' Cryptocentrus yatsui'' Tomiyama **Goby – '' Rhinogobius nantaiensis'' Aonuma & Chen **Goby – '' Rhinogobius henchuenensis'' Chen & Shao **Goby – '' Rhinogobius delicatus'' Chen & Shao **Goby – '' Rhinogobius maculafasciatus'' Chen & Shao **Goby – '' Rhinogobius rubromaculatus'' Lee & Chang **Goby – '' Myersina yangii'' (Chen) **Goby – '' Rhinogobius lanyuensis'' Chen, Miller & Fang *Order

Siluriformes Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from ...

(catfishes) ** Formosan torrent catfish – '' Liobagrus formosanus'' Regan **Bagrid catfish – ''

Pseudobagrus adiposalis ''Pseudobagrus'' is a genus of bagrid catfishes that inhabit streams and rivers throughout East Asia. About half of these species occur in China. The two ''Coreobagrus'' species, ''C. brevicorpus'' and ''C. ichikiwai'', are both treated in some ...

'' Oshima **Bagrid catfish – '' Pseudobagrus brevianalis'' Regan *Order

Osmeriformes The Osmeriformes are an order of ray-finned fish that includes the true or freshwater smelts and allies, such as the galaxiids and noodlefishes; they are also collectively called osmeriforms. They belong to the teleost superorder Protacanthopt ...

(smelts, galaxiids, and relatives) ** Ariake icefish – '' Neosalanx acuticeps'' Regan (endangered)''Neosalanx acuticeps''
/ref> *Order

Salmoniformes Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes . It includes salmon (both Atlantic and Pacific species), trout (both ocean-going and landlocked), chars, freshwater whitefis ...

(salmons and trouts) **

Formosan landlocked salmon ''Oncorhynchus masou formosanus'', the Formosan landlocked salmon or Taiwanese salmon, is a freshwater salmonid fish endemic to Taiwan. The Formosan landlocked salmon is a subspecies of the more widespread West-Pacific cherry salmon (or masu ...

– '' Oncorhynchus formosanus'' (Jordan & Oshima)

Endemic flora

Cultivated crops endemic to Taiwan: *''

Spodiopogon formosanus ''Spodiopogon formosanus'' or the Taiwan oil millet ( zh, t=臺灣油芒, p=táiwān yóumáng) (syn.: ''Eccoilopus formosanus'') is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is traditionally grown as a cere ...

References

External links

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Endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Endemic fauna

Endemic mammals

Endemic birds

Endemic reptiles

Endemic amphibians

Endemic freshwater fishes

Endemic flora

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