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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 20
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 36
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 143
Animalia 19

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Maldives

flamboyant

Delonix regia

Least Concern

fruta-pão

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

girassol-mexicano

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Goiaba

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

grape-fruit-imperial

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

guaxuma

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

hibisco

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

insulina

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

ipê-rosa

Tabebuia rosea

Least Concern

jaca

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

jambo

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

jambo

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

jasmim-manga

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

laranja

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

leucena

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

lima

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

limãozinho

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

mainato

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

mamoeiro

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

manga

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Manjirioba

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

maracujazinho

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

maria-sem-vergonha

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

melão-são-caetano

Momordica charantia

Extinct

mentrasto

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

neem

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

nogueira

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

noz-de-betel

Areca catechu

Not Evaluated

palmeira-rabo-de-peixe

Caryota urens

Least Concern

Pardal-comum

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

periquito-australiano

Melopsittacus undulatus

Not Evaluated

periquito-rabijunco

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas

Columba livia

Least Concern

primavera

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

quebra-pedra

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

romeira

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

sapoti

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

tamareira-selvagem

Phoenix sylvestris

Not Evaluated

tamarindeiro

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

teca

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

tumbérgia-azul

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Climbing ilang-ilang

Artabotrys hexapetalus

Not Evaluated

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Spodoptera litura

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Asian Orchid Tortrix

Adoxophyes privatana

Not Evaluated

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Spanish cherry

Mimusops elengi

Least Concern

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Leafy spurge

Euphorbia esula

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina

Not Evaluated

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