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Malaysia

Asia · South-Eastern Asia

Total Species
238
Threatened
6
CR + EN + VU
Population
32 365 998
Area
330 803 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 86
Not Evaluated 132
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 198
Animalia 39
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Malaysia

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

Ammannia baccifera

Least Concern

Blue marble tree

Elaeocarpus angustifolius

Least Concern

Khapra beetle

Trogoderma granarium

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

crab eating macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Endangered

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii

Endangered

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Least Concern

Snowpeaks raspberry

Rubus niveus

Not Evaluated

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Vulnerable

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Least Concern

Reticulated Python

Python reticulatus

Least Concern

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

large flying fox

Pteropus vampyrus

Near Threatened

Tiger grass

Thysanolaena latifolia

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Niruri

Phyllanthus debilis

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Martinique trimezia

Trimezia martinicensis

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Australian violet

Viola hederacea

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Stickbush

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

giant mud crab

Scylla serrata

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

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