Taiwanese IUCN species list

The Red List of Threatened Species, published by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), lists the conservation status of a representative selection of plant and animal species according to the level of threat to their survival. A species may have a limited distribution or be found only in a small area in a country. From the point of view of biodiversity, however, the extinction of any species can prompt a global impact. Therefore, the related information of an endangered species should be recognized and its conservation effort be executed.

IUCN estimates that there are 20,000 endangered species. The catalogue of life, Taiwan (TaiCOL) lists 592 species in vulnerable (VU) or higher levels. The scientific name (including author and year), synonyms, assessment level, and other information of these species are also included in the database. Taiwan, even the whole world, needs to actively promote the conservation work of these species. Through Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility (TaiBIF), the information of Taiwan’s endangered species can be shared and exchanged with other GBIF participants. Users can use keywords to link to other websites with relevant information. All these efforts are to draw the world's attention to the conservation issue of endangered animals and plants.

国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）发布的《濒危物种红色名录》根据物种生存面临的威胁程度，对植物和动物物种的代表性选择进行了保护状况的列举。一种物种可能分布范围有限，或仅存在于某国的一个小区域内。然而，从生物多样性的角度来看，任何物种的灭绝都可能引发全球性的影响。因此，应当认识到濒危物种的相关信息，并积极执行其保护工作。

IUCN估计有20,000种濒危物种。台湾生命目录（TaiCOL）列出了592种处于易危（VU）或更高等级的物种。这些物种的学名（包括作者和年份）、同义词、评估等级以及其他相关信息也包含在数据库中。台湾乃至整个世界，都需要积极推动这些物种的保护工作。通过台湾生物多样性信息设施（TaiBIF），台湾濒危物种的信息可以与其他GBIF参与者共享和交换。用户可以使用关键词链接到其他提供相关信息的相关网站。所有这些努力都是为了吸引全球对濒危动物和植物保护问题的关注。