A full one-twelfth of the earth's known species of plants and animals thrive in Taiwan and its outlying possessions, many of these being either unique to the area or only infrequently found elsewhere.
台灣地區有全世界十二分之一種類的動植物，其中不少為特有或稀有種。本欄陸續為您介紹這些珍貴的動植物。