The endemic species of Taiwan are organisms that are endemic to the island of Taiwan— that is, they occur nowhere else on Earth.
Percentages of endemic animals of all living species 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% |
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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.
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Cultivated crops endemic to Taiwan:
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