List of protected species in Taiwan

List of protected species in Taiwan.

In accordance with the Act on Wildlife Conservation, endangered and vulnerable species are classified into three categories: Endangered Species; Rare and Valuable Species; Other Conservation-Deserving Wildlife.

Animals Mammals

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

Birds

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

Reptiles

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

Amphibians Scientific name English common nameChinese common nameStatusOrder CaudataFamily 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 IIOrder AnuraFamily 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 IIFamily 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 IIFamily 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

Scientific name English common nameChinese common nameStatusOrder AnguilliformesFamily Anguillidae 鰻鱺科  Anguilla marmorata Giant mottled eel 鱸鰻 IIOrder SalmoniformesFamily Salmonidae 鮭科  Oncorhynchus masou formosanus Formosan landlocked salmon /Taiwan trout 櫻花鉤吻鮭 IOrder CypriniformesFamily Cyprinidae 鯉科  Varicorhinus alticorpus Deep-body shovelnose minnow 高身鏟頜魚 IFamily 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 IIOrder PerciformesFamily Anabntidae 鬥魚科  Macropodus opercularis Paradise fish 臺灣鬥魚 II

Crustaceans Scientific name English common nameChinese common nameStatusOrder DecapodaFamily Coenobitidae 陸寄居蟹科  Birgus latro Coconut crab 椰子蟹 II

Insects

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

Plants