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Maldives

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
162
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
540,542
Area
300 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 2
Vulnerable 1
Least Concern 55
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 95
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 143
Animalia 19

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Maldives

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Amboyna Wood

Pterocarpus indicus

Endangered

American Black Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Asian nakedwood

Colubrina asiatica

Least Concern

Asian Orchid Tortrix

Adoxophyes privatana

Not Evaluated

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

bay-cedar

Suriana maritima

Least Concern

Beach Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Least Concern

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Beauty Of The Night

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

Not Evaluated

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

Blue Lotus

Nymphaea nouchali

Least Concern

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

Not Evaluated

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Camphire

Lawsonia inermis

Least Concern

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Chinese chastetree

Vitex negundo

Least Concern

Chinese-watermelon

Benincasa hispida

Not Evaluated

Citron

Citrus medica

Least Concern

Climbing ilang-ilang

Artabotrys hexapetalus

Not Evaluated

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Spodoptera litura

Not Evaluated

dodder-laurel

Cassytha filiformis

Not Evaluated

Dutchman's Pipe Cactus

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

Least Concern

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

Flame lily

Gloriosa superba

Least Concern

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Foxtail

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

Fragrant manjack

Cordia dichotoma

Least Concern

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Endangered

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