# 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

* Formosan rock-monkey
* Formosan black bear
* Formosan Reeve's muntjac
* Formosan serow
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
| Order Chiroptera ||||
| Pteropus dasymallus formosus | Formosan flying fox Formosan fruit bat | 臺灣狐蝠 | I |
| Order Primates ||||
| Family Cercopithecidae | | 獼猴科 | |
| Macaca cyclopis | Formosan rock-monkey | 臺灣獼猴 | III |
| Order Pholidota ||||
| Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla | Formosan pangolin | 臺灣鯪鯉 | II |
| Order Cetacea ||||
| Family 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 | II |
| Order Carnivora ||||
| Ursus thibetanus formosanus | Formosan black bear | 臺灣黑熊 | I |
| Family Mustelidae | | 貂科 | |
| Martes flavigula chrysospila | Formosan yellow-throated marten | 黃喉貂 | II |
| Lutra lutra chinensis | Chinese otter | 水獺 | I |
| Family 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 | II |
| Family Felidae | | 貓科 | |
| Neofelis nebulosa brachyurus | Formosan clouded leopard | 臺灣雲豹 | I |
| Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis | Leopard cat | 石虎 | I |
| Order Artiodactyla ||||
| Family Cervidae | | 鹿科 | |
| Cervus unicolor swinhoei | Formosan sambar | 臺灣水鹿 | II |
| Muntiacus reevesi micrurus | Formosan Reeve's muntjac | 山羌 | II |
| Family Bovidae | | 牛科 | |
| Capricornis swinhoei | Formosan serow | 臺灣長鬃山羊 | II |

### Birds

* Black-faced spoonbill
* Swinhoe's pheasant
* Formosan blue magpie
* Formosan yellow tit
* White-eared sibia
* Formosan yuhina
* Formosan whistling thrush
* Plumbeous water redstart
* Formosan bulbul
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
| Order Ciconiiformes ||||
| Family Ciconiidae | | 鸛科 | |
| Ciconia boyciana | Oriental white stork | 亞洲白鸛 | I |
| Ciconia nigra | Black stork | 黑鸛 | II |
| Family 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 | II |
| Family Ardeidae | | 鷺科 | |
| Egretta eulophotes | Chinese egret | 唐白鷺 | II |
| Order Anseriformes ||||
| Family Anatidae | | 雁鴨科 | |
| Aix galericulata | Mandarin duck | 鴛鴦 | II |
| Order Falconiformes ||||
| Family 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 | II |
| Family Falconidae | | 隼科 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine falcon | 隼 | I |
| Family Pandionidae | | 鶚科 | |
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | 魚鷹 | II |
| Order Galliformes ||||
| Family 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 | I |
| Order Gruiformes ||||
| Family Gruidae | | 鶴科 | |
| Grus grus | Common crane | 灰鶴 | II |
| Order Charadriiformes ||||
| Family Jacanidae | | 水雉科 | |
| Hydrophasianus chirurgus | Pheasant-tailed jacana | 水雉 | II |
| Family Rostratulidae | | 彩鷸科 | |
| Rostratula benghalensis | Painted snipe | 彩鷸 | II |
| Family Glareolidae | | 燕鴴科 | |
| Glareola maldivarum | Eastern collared pratincole | 燕鴴 | II |
| Family 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 | II |
| Order Columbiformes ||||
| Family 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 | II |
| Order Strigiformes ||||
| Family Tytonidae | | 草鴞科 | |
| Tyto capensis | Grass owl | 草鴞 | II |
| Family 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 | I |
| Order Piciformes ||||
| Family Picidae | | 啄木鳥科 | |
| Dendrocopos leucotos | White-backed woodpecker | 大赤啄木 | II |
| Picus canus | Grey-faced woodpecker | 綠啄木 | II |
| Order Passeriformes ||||
| Family 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 | II |
| Family Oriolidae | | 黃鸝科 | |
| Oriolus traillii ardens | Maroon oriole | 朱鸝 | I |
| Oriolus chinensis | Black-naped oriole | 黃鸝 | II |
| Family 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 | II |
| Family Pittidae | | 八色鳥科 | |
| Pitta brachyura | Blue-winged pitta | 八色鳥 | II |
| Family 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 | II |
| Family 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 | III |
| Family 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 | III |
| Family 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 | III |
| Family Sylviidae | | 鶯科 | |
| Regulus goodfellowi | Taiwan firecrest | 火冠戴菊鳥 | III |
| Family Laniidae | | 伯勞科 | |
| Lanius cristatus | Brown shrike | 紅尾伯勞 | III |
| Family Pycnonotidae | | 鵯科 | |
| Pycnonotus taivanus | Formosan bulbul | 烏頭翁 | III |

### Reptiles

* Taiwan beauty snake
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
| Order Testudinata ||||
| Family 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 | II |
| Family 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 | I |
| Family Dermochelyidae | | 革龜科 | |
| Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback sea turtle | 革龜 | I |
| Order Squamata ||||
| Family 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 | II |
| Family 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 | II |
| Family Scincidae | | 石龍子科 | |
| Scincella formosensis | Formosan smooth skink | 臺灣滑蜥 | II |
| Sphenomorphus taiwanensis | Taiwan alpine skink | 臺灣蜓蜥 | II |
| Family Anguidae | | 蛇蜥科 | |
| Ophisaurus harti | Hart's glass lizard | 蛇蜥 | II |
| Ophisaurus formosensis | Formosan glass lizard | 臺灣蛇蜥 | II |
| Family 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 | II |
| Family 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 | II |
| Family 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 name | Chinese common name | Status |
| Order Caudata ||||
| Family 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 | II |
| Order Anura ||||
| Family 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 | II |
| Family 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 | II |
| Family 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

* Formosan landlocked salmon
* Paradise fish
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
| Order Anguilliformes ||||
| Family Anguillidae | | 鰻鱺科 | |
| Anguilla marmorata | Giant mottled eel | 鱸鰻 | II |
| Order Salmoniformes ||||
| Family Salmonidae | | 鮭科 | |
| Oncorhynchus masou formosanus | Formosan landlocked salmon / Taiwan trout | 櫻花鉤吻鮭 | I |
| Order Cypriniformes ||||
| Family Cyprinidae | | 鯉科 | |
| Varicorhinus alticorpus | Deep-body shovelnose minnow | 高身鏟頜魚 | I |
| Family 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 | II |
| Order Perciformes ||||
| Family Anabntidae | | 鬥魚科 | |
| Macropodus opercularis | Paradise fish | 臺灣鬥魚 | II |

### Crustaceans

| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
| Order Decapoda ||||
| Family Coenobitidae | | 陸寄居蟹科 | |
| Birgus latro | Coconut crab | 椰子蟹 | II |

### Insects

* Magellan's iridescent birdwing
* Siebold's dragonfly
* Long-armed scarab
* Giant stag beetle
* Snail-eating ground beetle
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
| Order Lepidoptera ||||
| Family 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 | II |
| Family Nymphalidae | | 蛺蝶科 | |
| Sasakia charonda formosana | Great purple emperor (fritillary) | 大紫蛺蝶 | I |
| Order Hemiptera ||||
| Family Cicadidae | | 蟬科 | |
| Formotosema siebohmi | Formosan giant cicada | 臺灣爺蟬 | II |
| Order Odonata ||||
| Family Cordulegasteridae | | 勾蜓科 | |
| Anotogaster sieboldii | Jambo dragonfly / Siebold's dragonfly | 無霸勾蜓 | II |
| Order Coleoptera ||||
| Family Buprestidae | | 吉丁蟲科 | |
| Buprestis mirabilis | Brilliant jewel beetle | 妖艷吉丁蟲 | II |
| Family Elateridae | | 叩頭蟲科 | |
| Campsosternus gemma | Rainbow sheath click beetle | 彩虹叩頭蟲 | II |
| Family Scarabaeidae | | 金龜蟲科 | |
| Cheirotonus macleayi formosanus | Formosan long-armed scarab | 臺灣長臂金龜 | II |
| Family 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 | 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 | II |
| Family 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 | II |
| Order Orthoptera ||||
| Family Tettigoniidae | | 螽蟴科 | |
| Phyllophorina kotoshoensis | Lanyu giant katydid | 蘭嶼大葉螽蟴 | II |
| 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 | II |

## Plants

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