Maldives

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Threatened

71

CR + EN + VU

Critically Endangered

13

CR

Endemic Threatened

0

Found only here

Declining

69%

49 species

Category Breakdown

Distribution of 71 threatened species

CR 13
EN 21
VU 37
CR: 13
EN: 21
VU: 37
Taxonomic Breakdown

Threatened species by group

fishes46 threatened
corals43 threatened
birds5 threatened
other invertebrates4 threatened
plants2 threatened
reptiles1 threatened
insects1 threatened
molluscs1 threatened
crustaceans1 threatened
Top Threats in Maldives
1.Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources74 species
2.Habitat shifting & alteration50 species
3.Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)47 species
4.Recreational activities38 species
5.Annual & perennial non-timber crops37 species
6.Agricultural & forestry effluents33 species
7.Domestic & urban waste water33 species
8.Problematic native species/diseases31 species
9.Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases28 species
10.Logging & wood harvesting22 species
Endemic Spotlight

0 endemic threatened species found only here

Short-eared Owl

CR

Asio flammeus

Midnight parrotfish

EN

Scarus coelestinus

All Species in Maldives (104)
SpeciesStatusGroupTrend
Heteragrion peregrinumVUinsects?
Cheilinus undulatusENfishes↓
Epinephelus polyphekadionVUfishes↓
Epinephelus fuscoguttatusVUfishes↓
Yellowbelly rockcodEpinephelus marginatusVUother invertebrates?
Palinurus elephasVUcrustaceans↓
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusCRbirds?
leaf coralPavona venosaVUcorals?
plate coralHeliofungia actiniformisVUcorals?
Eunicella verrucosaVUcorals?
Blue CoralHeliopora coeruleaVUcorals?
Millepora latifoliaVUcorals↓
Bolbometopon muricatumVUfishes↓
Midnight parrotfishScarus coelestinusENother invertebrates?
Alveopora allingiENcorals↓
カンムリハナサンゴEuphyllia cristataVUcorals?
wonder coralCatalaphyllia jardineiVUcorals?
Agaricia lamarckiCRcorals↓
Tall Sea PenFuniculina quadrangularisVUcorals?
tipped bubblegum coralPhysogyra lichtensteiniVUcorals?
Stellar coralPsammocora stellataVUcorals?
scalpel coralGalaxea astreataVUcorals?
serpent coralPachyseris rugosaVUcorals?
Holothuria nobilisENother invertebrates?
Oxymonacanthus longirostrisVUfishes↓
Oreochromis mossambicusVUfishes↓
Thunnus obesusVUfishes↓
Lethrinus mahsenaENfishes↓
Ginglymostoma cirratumVUfishes↓
Nebrius ferrugineusVUfishes↓
Rhincodon typusENfishes↓
Negaprion acutidensENfishes↓
Blue SharkPrionace glaucaVUother invertebrates?
Carcharhinus limbatusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus melanopterusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus brevipinnaVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus albimarginatusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus leucasVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus obscurusENfishes↓
Carcharhinus longimanusCRfishes↓
Triaenodon obesusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchosENfishes↓
Carcharhinus falciformisVUfishes↓
Paragaleus pectoralisENfishes↓
Sphyrna lewiniCRfishes↓
Sphyrna mokarranCRfishes↓
Aetobatus narinariENfishes↓
Rhynchobatus djiddensisCRfishes↓
Rhynchobatus australiaeCRfishes↓
Rhinobatos albomaculatusCRfishes↓
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