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Type Specimens of Insects (National Taiwan University)
The Insect Museum of National Taiwan University (NTU) was founded during the Japanese Colonial Period, and holds numerous precious specimens in its collections. The NTU Insect Museum and the Agricultural Research Institute contain the two most abunda... |
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Mammals (National Taiwan University)
The Mammal Database contains 8 orders, 19 families, and 67 mammal species in Taiwan. In this database, you can search and observe basic information on all of these mammal species, including their classification, morphology, natural environment, and ... |
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Reptiles (National Museum of Natural Science)
There are 28 species of geckos, snakes and lizards unique to Taiwan, amounting to one-third of all native species, and holding significant evolutional and ecological importance; however, due to the destruction of ther habitats, reptiles can no longer... |
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Large animals (National Museum of Natural Science)
Specimens of birds and beasts in the collection of the Museum of Natural Science include mainly stick-shaped fur study specimens, loose bone study specimens, and soaked specimens preserved in ethyl alcohol. Collection of specimens focuses on wildlife... |
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Amphibians (National Museum of Natural Science)
Amphibians are the only vertebrates with a two-staged lifestyle. They have a special relationship with other animals in between land and water, and play an important part in the ecosystem. They are mostly small in size and nocturnal. Of the known nat... |
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Birds (National Museum of Natural History)
This project aims to establish a database of local bird specimens, and become a stronghold of avian studies in Taiwan. Current specimens span 18 orders, 70 families and 369 species, with a total of approximately 5,000 specimens; the systematic collec... |
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Whales and dolphins (National Museum of Natural Science)
The survey and study of whales and dolphins in Taiwan only began in 1990; with the advent of marine surveys and whale watching, visual and academical information of wild whales and dolphins in regional waters has also accumulated. The Museum of Natur... |
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Fishes (National Museum of Natural Science)
Starting from 2003, the Museum of Natural Science has systematically collected fish specimens. Current goals focus on Taiwan-specific freshwater fish. Collaboration with other academic organizations is also under way, improving the speed and variety ... |
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Insects (National Museum of Natural Science)
The current goal of the insect department is the collection of insect and mite specimens of Taiwan, aiming to expand to those from the Asian Pacific region and the entire world. The orders Lepidoptera and Homoptera are the main focus, with specimens ... |
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Echinodermata(National Museum of Natural Science)
Echinoderms are a group of large invertebrate animals that live completely in the sea. They are distributed from the intertidal zone to several thousand meters deep in the ocean. However, people come into contact with echinoderms most commonly on din... |
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Eriophyoidea (National Museum of Natural Science)
Insects of the Eriophyoidea superfamily are mites smaller than the naked eye can see, around 0.1~0.3 mm in size and worm shaped. Currently the Museum of Natural Science has in its collection around 7,000 Eriophyoidea slide specimens, including more t... |
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Digital archives of fish fauna from Taiwan (Academia Sinica)
The fishes of Taiwan, over 10% of the world’s fish, comprise 2,902 species in 292 families so far and their taxonomic and distributional data have been integrated into a database that can be accessed interactively through internet at http://fishdb.... |
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The Taiwan Malacofauna Database (Academia Sinica)
The Taiwan Malacofauna Database includes the following sub-database: 1. The Catalogue database-Basic information with photos of each species. 2. The Distribution database-Through the web-site, users can learn the shell distribution in Taiwan area. 3.... |