List of protected species in Taiwan

List of protected species in Taiwan.

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

=Mammals=

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class="wikitable" !Scientific name !!English common name!!Chinese common name!!Status
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Chiroptera
Pteropus dasymallus formosus	Formosan flying fox Formosan fruit bat	臺灣狐蝠	align=center\|I
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Primates
Family Cercopithecidae		獼猴科
Macaca cyclopis	Formosan rock-monkey	臺灣獼猴	align=center\|III
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Pholidota
Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla	Formosan pangolin	臺灣鯪鯉	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Cetacea
Family Delphinidae		海豚科
Tursiops gilli	Pacific bottlenose dolphin	太平洋瓶鼻海豚	align=center\|II
Tursiops aduncus	Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin	南方瓶鼻海豚	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Carnivora
Ursus thibetanus formosanus	Formosan black bear	臺灣黑熊	align=center\|I
Family Mustelidae		貂科
Martes flavigula chrysospila	Formosan yellow-throated marten	黃喉貂	align=center\|II
Lutra lutra chinensis	Chinese otter	水獺	align=center\|I
Family Viverridae		靈貓科
Herpestes urva	Crab-eating mongoose	棕簑貓	align=center\|II
Paguma larvata taivana	Formosan gem-faced civet	白鼻心	align=center\|II
Viverricula indica pallida	Small Chinese civet	麝香貓	align=center\|II
Family Felidae		貓科
Neofelis nebulosa brachyurus	Formosan clouded leopard	臺灣雲豹	align=center\|I
Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis	Leopard cat	石虎	align=center\|I
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Artiodactyla
Family Cervidae		鹿科
Cervus unicolor swinhoei	Formosan sambar	臺灣水鹿	align=center\|II
Muntiacus reevesi micrurus	Formosan Reeve's muntjac	山羌	align=center\|II
Family Bovidae		牛科
Capricornis swinhoei	Formosan serow	臺灣長鬃山羊	align=center\|II

=Birds=

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class="wikitable" !Scientific name !!English common name!!Chinese common name!!Status
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ciconiidae		鸛科
Ciconia boyciana	Oriental white stork	亞洲白鸛	align=center\|I
Ciconia nigra	Black stork	黑鸛	align=center\|II
Family Threskiornithidae		朱鷺科
Platalea leucorodia	White spoonbill	琵鷺	align=center\|I
Platalea minor	Black-faced spoonbill	黑面琵鷺	align=center\|I
Threskiornis melanocephalus	Oriental ibis	黑頭白鷺	align=center\|II
Family Ardeidae		鷺科
Egretta eulophotes	Chinese egret	唐白鷺	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae		雁鴨科
Aix galericulata	Mandarin duck	鴛鴦	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Falconiformes
Family Accipitridae		鷲鷹科
Accipiter soloensis	Grey frog hawk	赤腹鷹	align=center\|II
Accipiter trivirgatus	Asian crested goshawk	鳳頭蒼鷹	align=center\|II
Accipiter virgatus	Besra sparrow hawk	臺灣松雀鷹	align=center\|II
Butastur indicus	Grey-faced buzzard-eagle	灰面鵟鷹	align=center\|II
Ictinaetus malaiensis	Black eagle	林鵰	align=center\|I
Pernis ptilorhynchus	Oriental honey buzzard	鵰頭鷹	align=center\|II
Nisaetus nipalensis fokiensis	Hodgson's hawk eagle	赫氏角鷹	align=center\|I
Spilornis cheela	Crested serpent eagle	大冠鷲	align=center\|II
Family Falconidae		隼科
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine falcon	隼	align=center\|I
Family Pandionidae		鶚科
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	魚鷹	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Galliformes
Family Phasianidae		雉科
Arborophila crudigularis	White-throated hill partridge	深山竹雞	align=center\|III
Lophura swinhoii	Swinhoe's pheasant	藍腹鷴	align=center\|I
Phasianus colchicus	Common pheasant	環頸雉	align=center\|II
Syrmaticus mikado	Mikado pheasant	黑長尾雉	align=center\|I
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Gruiformes
Family Gruidae		鶴科
Grus grus	Common crane	灰鶴	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Charadriiformes
Family Jacanidae		水雉科
Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Pheasant-tailed jacana	水雉	align=center\|II
Family Rostratulidae		彩鷸科
Rostratula benghalensis	Painted snipe	彩鷸	align=center\|II
Family Glareolidae		燕鴴科
Glareola maldivarum	Eastern collared pratincole	燕鴴	align=center\|II
Family Laridae		鷗科
Anous stolidus	Common noddy	玄燕鷗	align=center\|II
Sterna anaethetus	Bridled tern	白眉燕鷗	align=center\|II
Sterna sumatrana	Black-naped tern	蒼燕鷗	align=center\|II
Sterna albifrons	Little tern	小燕鷗	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Columbiformes
Family Columbidae		鳩鴿科
Chalcophaps indica	Emerald dove	翠翼鳩	align=center\|II
Macropygia phasisnella	Large brown cuckoo dove	長尾鳩	align=center\|II
Treron formosae	Formosan green pigeon	紅頭綠鳩	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Strigiformes
Family Tytonidae		草鴞科
Tyto capensis	Grass owl	草鴞	align=center\|II
Family Strigidae		鴟鴞科
Asio flammeus	Short-eared owl	短耳鴞	align=center\|II
Asio otus	Long-eared owl	長耳鴞	align=center\|II
Taenioptynx brodiei	Collared owlet	鵂鶹	align=center\|II
Bubo flavipes	Tawny fish owl	黃魚鴞	align=center\|I
Ninox scutulata	Brown boobook	褐鷹鴞	align=center\|II
Otus bakkamoena	Collared scops owl	領角鴞	align=center\|II
Otus elegans botelensis	Riukiu scops owl	蘭嶼角鴞	align=center\|I
Otus spilocephalus	Spotted scops owl	黃嘴角鴞	align=center\|II
Strix leptogrammica caligata	Brown wood owl	褐林鴞	align=center\|I
Strix aluco yamadae	Eurasian tawny owl	灰林鴞	align=center\|I
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Piciformes
Family Picidae		啄木鳥科
Dendrocopos leucotos	White-backed woodpecker	大赤啄木	align=center\|II
Picus canus	Grey-faced woodpecker	綠啄木	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Passeriformes
Family Corvidae		鴉科
Garrulus glandarius	Jay	橿鳥	align=center\|III
Pica serica	Oriental magpie	喜鵲	align=center\|III
Urocissa caerulea	Formosan blue magpie	臺灣藍鵲	align=center\|II
Family Oriolidae		黃鸝科
Oriolus traillii ardens	Maroon oriole	朱鸝	align=center\|I
Oriolus chinensis	Black-naped oriole	黃鸝	align=center\|II
Family Paridae		山雀科
Aegithalos concinnus	Red-headed tit	紅頭山雀	align=center\|III
Parus ater	Coal tit	煤山雀	align=center\|III
Parus holsti	Formosan yellow tit	黃山雀	align=center\|II
Parus monticolus	Green-backed tit	青背山雀	align=center\|II
Parus varius	Varied tit	赤腹山雀	align=center\|II
Family Pittidae		八色鳥科
Pitta brachyura	Blue-winged pitta	八色鳥	align=center\|II
Family Muscicapidae		鶲科
Ficedula hyperythra	Snowy-browed flycatcher	黃胸青鶲	align=center\|III
Niltava vivida	Vivid niltava	黃腹琉璃	align=center\|III
Terpsiphone atrocaudata	Black paradise flycatcher	綬帶鳥	align=center\|II
Family Timaliidae		畫眉科
Actinodura morrisoniana	Formosan barwing	紋翼畫眉	align=center\|III
Garrulax albogularis	White-throated laughingthrush	白喉笑鶇	align=center\|II
Garrulax canorus taiwannus	Melodious laughing thrush	畫眉	align=center\|II
Garrulax morrisonianus	Formosan laughing thrush	金翼白眉	align=center\|III
Garrulax poecilorhynchus	Rufous laughing thrush	竹鳥	align=center\|II
Heterophasia auricularis	White-eared sibia	白耳畫眉	align=center\|III
Liocichla steerii	Steere's liocichla	藪鳥	align=center\|III
Yuhina brunneiceps	Formosan yuhina	冠羽畫眉	align=center\|III
Family Campephagidae		山椒鳥科
Coracina novaehollandiae	Black-faced cuckooshrike	花翅山椒鳥	align=center\|II
Pericrocotus divaricatus	Ashy minivet	灰山椒鳥	align=center\|II
Pycnonotus solaris	YelIow-throated minivet	紅山椒鳥	align=center\|III
Family Turdidae		鶇科
Brachyptery montana	Blue shortwing	小翼鶇	align=center\|III
Cinclidium leucurum	White-tailed blue robin	白尾鴝	align=center\|III
Enicurus scouleri	Little forktail	小剪尾	align=center\|II
Myophonus insularis	Formosan whistling thrush	臺灣紫嘯鶇	align=center\|III
Tarsiger johnstoniae	Collared bush robin	阿里山鴝	align=center\|III
Turdus poliocephalus niveiceps	Taiwan island thrush	白頭鶇	align=center\|III
Rhyacornis fuliginosus	Plumbeous water redstart	鉛色水鶇	align=center\|III
Family Sylviidae		鶯科
Regulus goodfellowi	Taiwan firecrest	火冠戴菊鳥	align=center\|III
Family Laniidae		伯勞科
Lanius cristatus	Brown shrike	紅尾伯勞	align=center\|III
Family Pycnonotidae		鵯科
Pycnonotus taivanus	Formosan bulbul	烏頭翁	align=center\|III

=Reptiles=

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class="wikitable" !Scientific name !!English common name!!Chinese common name!!Status
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Testudinata
Family Emydidae		澤龜科
Mauremys mutica	Asian yellow pond turtle	柴棺龜	align=center\|II
Cuora flavomarginata	Yellow-lined box turtle / Yellow-margined box turtle	食蛇龜	align=center\|II
Geoclemys reevesii	Chinese three-keeled pond turtle	金龜	align=center\|II
Family Cheloniidae		蠵龜科
Caretta caretta gigas	Loggerhead turtle	赤蠵龜	align=center\|I
Chelonia mydas japonica	Green turtle	綠蠵龜	align=center\|I
Eretmochelys imbricata squamata	Hawksbill turtle	玳瑁	align=center\|I
Family Dermochelyidae		革龜科
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback sea turtle	革龜	align=center\|I
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Squamata
Family Gekkonidae		守宮科
Gekko kikuchii	Kikuchi's gecko	蘭嶼守宮	align=center\|II
Hemiphyllodactylus typus	Indo-Pacific tree gecko	半葉趾蝎虎	align=center\|II
Lepidodactylus yami	Yami scaly-toed gecko / Lanyu scaly-toed gecko	雅美鱗趾蝎虎	align=center\|II
Family Lacertidae		蜥蝪科
Takydromus stejnegeri	Stejneger's grass lizard / Brown grass lizard	蓬萊草蜥	align=center\|II
Takydromus sauteri	Sauter's grass lizard	南臺草蜥	align=center\|II
Takydromus formosanus	Formosan grass lizard	臺灣草蜥	align=center\|II
Takydromus hsuehshanensis	Hsuehshan grass lizard	雪山草蜥	align=center\|II
Platyplacopus kuehnei	Kuhne's grass lizard	臺灣地蜥	align=center\|II
Family Scincidae		石龍子科
Scincella formosensis	Formosan smooth skink	臺灣滑蜥	align=center\|II
Sphenomorphus taiwanensis	Taiwan alpine skink	臺灣蜓蜥	align=center\|II
Family Anguidae		蛇蜥科
Ophisaurus harti	Hart's glass lizard	蛇蜥	align=center\|II
Ophisaurus formosensis	Formosan glass lizard	臺灣蛇蜥	align=center\|II
Family Colubridae		黃頜蛇科
Pareas formosensis	Taiwan slug snake	臺灣鈍頭蛇	align=center\|II
Achalinus niger	Black burrowing snake	標蛇	align=center\|II
Natrix swinhonis	Swinhoe's grass water snake	斯文豪氏遊蛇	align=center\|II
Natrix tigrina formosana	Asian tiger snake	臺灣赤煉蛇	align=center\|II
Natrix miyajimae	Taipei ground snake	金絲蛇	align=center\|II
Elaphe poryphyracea	Red bamboo snake / Red bamboo rat snake	紅竹蛇	align=center\|II
Elaphe mandarina takasago	Mandarin rat snake	高砂蛇	align=center\|II
Elaphe taeniura friesei	Taiwan beauty snake / Striped racer{{Clarify\|date=December 2014\|reason=This links to a North American snake.}}	錦蛇	align=center\|II
Family Elapidae		蝙蝠蛇科
Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus	Banded krait / Taiwan umbrella snake	雨傘節	align=center\|II
Naja atra	Taiwan spectacle cobra	眼鏡蛇	align=center\|II
Hemibungarus sauteri sauteri	Taiwan coral snake / Striped red snake	帶紋赤蛇	align=center\|II
Calliophis macclellandi formosensis	Asia coral snake / Red-ringed snake	環紋赤蛇	align=center\|II
Family Viperidae		蝮蛇科
Agkistrodon acutus	Hundred pace snake / Chinese moccasin	百步蛇	align=center\|I
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus	Pointed-scaled pit viper / Formosan pit viper / Taiwan habu	龜殼花	align=center\|II
Ovophis monticola orjentalis	Alishan turtle-designed snake	阿里山龜殼花	align=center\|II
Trimeresurus gracilis	Kikuchi's turtle-designed snake / Taiwan mountain pitviper	菊池氏龜殼花	align=center\|II
Vipera russellii	Russell's viper	鎖蛇	align=center\|II

=Amphibians=

class="wikitable" !Scientific name !!English common name!!Chinese common name!!Status
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Caudata
Family Hynobiidae		山椒魚科
Hynobius formosanus	Formosan salamander	臺灣山椒魚	align=center\|II
Hynobius sonani	Sonan's salamander	楚南氏山椒魚	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Anura
Family Rhacophoridae		樹蛙科
Rhacophorus taipeianus	Taipei green tree frog	臺北樹蛙	align=center\|II
Rhacophorus smaragdinus	Emerald green tree frog	翡翠樹蛙	align=center\|II
Rhacophorus moltrechti	Moltrecht's green tree frog	莫氏樹蛙	align=center\|II
Rhacophorus robustus	Brown tree frog	褐樹蛙	align=center\|II
Family Microhylidae		狹口蛙科
Microhyla heymonsi	Heymonsi's rice frog	黑蒙西氏小雨蛙	align=center\|II
Microhyla butleri	Butler's pigmy frog	巴氏小雨蛙	align=center\|II
Micryletta steinegeri	Stejneger's paddy frog	史丹吉氏小雨蛙	align=center\|II
Family Ranidae		赤蛙科
Rana taipehensis	Taipei frog / Two-striped grass frog	臺北赤蛙	align=center\|II
Rana tigerina rugulosa	Chinese bullfrog	虎皮蛙	align=center\|II
Rana guntheri	Guenther's frog	貢德氏蛙	align=center\|II

=Fishes=

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class="wikitable" !Scientific name !!English common name!!Chinese common name!!Status
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Anguilliformes
Family Anguillidae		鰻鱺科
Anguilla marmorata	Giant mottled eel	鱸鰻	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Salmoniformes
Family Salmonidae		鮭科
Oncorhynchus masou formosanus	Formosan landlocked salmon / Taiwan trout	櫻花鉤吻鮭	align=center\|I
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Cypriniformes
Family Cyprinidae		鯉科
Varicorhinus alticorpus	Deep-body shovelnose minnow	高身鏟頜魚	align=center\|I
Family Homalopteridae		平鰭鰍科
Hemimyzon taitungensis	Ray-finned fish	臺東間爬岩鰍	align=center\|II
Sinogastromyzon puliensis	Ray-finned fish	埔里中華爬岩鰍	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Perciformes
Family Anabntidae		鬥魚科
Macropodus opercularis	Paradise fish	臺灣鬥魚	align=center\|II

=Crustaceans=

class="wikitable" !Scientific name !!English common name!!Chinese common name!!Status
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Decapoda
Family Coenobitidae		陸寄居蟹科
Birgus latro	Coconut crab	椰子蟹	align=center\|II

=Insects=

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class="wikitable" !Scientific name !!English common name!!Chinese common name!!Status
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Lepidoptera
Family Papilionoidae		鳳蝶科
Agehana maraho	Taiwan broad-tailed swallowtail	寬尾鳳蝶	align=center\|I
Atrophaneura horishana	Aurora swallowtail / Highland red-bellied swallowtail	曙鳳蝶	align=center\|II
Troides magellanus	Magellan's iridescent birdwing	珠光鳳蝶	align=center\|I
Troides aeacus kaguya	Hengchun birdwing	黃裳鳳蝶	align=center\|II
Family Nymphalidae		蛺蝶科
Sasakia charonda formosana	Great purple emperor (fritillary)	大紫蛺蝶	align=center\|I
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Hemiptera
Family Cicadidae		蟬科
Formotosema siebohmi	Formosan giant cicada	臺灣爺蟬	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Odonata
Family Cordulegasteridae		勾蜓科
Anotogaster sieboldii	Jambo dragonfly / Siebold's dragonfly	無霸勾蜓	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Coleoptera
Family Buprestidae		吉丁蟲科
Buprestis mirabilis	Brilliant jewel beetle	妖艷吉丁蟲	align=center\|II
Family Elateridae		叩頭蟲科
Campsosternus gemma	Rainbow sheath click beetle	彩虹叩頭蟲	align=center\|II
Family Scarabaeidae		金龜蟲科
Cheirotonus macleayi formosanus	Formosan long-armed scarab	臺灣長臂金龜	align=center\|II
Family Lucanidae		鍬形蟲科
Dorcus formosanus	Formosan giant stag beetle	臺灣大鍬形蟲	align=center\|II
Dorcus schenklingi	Formosan long-fanged stag beetle	長角大鍬形蟲	align=center\|II
Family Cerambycidae		天牛科
Neocerambyx oenochrous	Wushe blood-spotted long-horned beetle / Cherry tree long-horned beetle	霧社血斑天牛	align=center\|II
Family Carabidae		步行蟲科
Damaster blaptoides hanae	Formosan snail-eating ground beetle	臺灣食蝸步行蟲	align=center\|II
Coptolabrus nankototaijanus miwai	Formosan false snail-eating ground beetle	臺灣擬食蝸步行蟲	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Orthoptera
Family Tettigoniidae		螽蟴科
Phyllophorina kotoshoensis	Lanyu giant katydid	蘭嶼大葉螽蟴	align=center\|II
colspan=4 align=center\|Order Phasmatodea
Family Phasmatidae		竹節蟲科
Megacrania tsudai	Tsuda's giant stick insect / Big-headed stick insect	津田氏大頭竹節蟲	align=center\|II

Plants

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class="wikitable" !Scientific name !!English common name!!Chinese common name!!Status
Family Isoetaceae		水韭科
Isoetes taiwanensis	Taiwan isoetes	臺灣水韭	align=center\|II
Family Taxaceae		紅豆杉科
Amentotaxus formosana	Formosan amentotaxus	臺灣穗花杉	align=center\|II
Family Pinaceae		松科
Keteleeria davidiana var. formosana	Taiwan keteleeria	臺灣油杉	align=center\|II
Family Cupressaceae		柏科
Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis	Tsukusien juniper	清水圓柏	align=center\|II
Family Podocarpaceae		羅漢松科
Podocarpus costails	Lanyu Podocarpus	蘭嶼羅漢松	align=center\|II
Family Cycadaceae		蘇鐵科
Cycas taitungensis	Taitung cycas	臺東蘇鐵	align=center\|II
Family Ericaceae		杜鵑科
Rhododendron hyperythum	Red-spotted azalea	紅星杜鵑	align=center\|II
Rhododendron kanehirai	Kanehira azalea	烏來杜鵑	align=center\|II
Family Onagraceae		柳葉菜科
Epilobium nankotaizanense	Nankotaizan epilobium	南湖柳葉菜	align=center\|II
Family Fagaceae		殼斗科
Fagus hayatae	Taiwan beech	臺灣水青岡	align=center\|II
Family Sapindaceae		無患子科
Bretschneidera sinensis	Chinese bretschneidera	鐘萼木	align=center\|II

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20090528110812/http://conservation.forest.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=11 conservation.forest.gov.tw]

Category:Biota of Taiwan

Category:Nature conservation in Taiwan

List of protected species in Taiwan

Animals

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Plants

See also

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