Hence, many researchers of moths and invertebrates criticize the list, believing that it has been determined by a group of experts from only a small number of fields, and that there is no way for it to show the entire range of Taiwan species nearing extinction.
因此也有研究蛾類與無脊椎動物學者對保育名單發出微詞，認為名單是由少數領域專家決定，無法真正表現台灣瀕臨絕種動物的全貌。