🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Maldives

40 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Maldives on GBIF: 25 sharks & fish, 7 insects & other invertebrates, 5 birds, 2 mammals, 1 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

Whale sharkWhale sharkRhincodon typusEndangeredGrey heronGrey heronArdea cinereaLeast concernCrown-of-thorns starfishCrown-of-thorns starfishAcanthaster planciGiant oceanic manta rayGiant oceanic manta rayMobula birostrisEndangeredAsian koelAsian koelEudynamys scolopaceusLeast concernReef triggerfishReef triggerfishRhinecanthus rectangulusLeast concernOdontodactylus scyllarusOdontodactylus scyllarusOdontodactylus scyllarusTitan triggerfishTitan triggerfishBalistoides viridescensLeast concernHumphead wrasseHumphead wrasseCheilinus undulatusEndangeredIndian flying foxIndian flying foxPteropus mediusNear threatenedBluestreak cleaner wrasseBluestreak cleaner wrasseLabroides dimidiatusLeast concernMoorish idolMoorish idolZanclus cornutusLeast concernLarge flying foxLarge flying foxPteropus vampyrusEndangeredWhitetip reef sharkWhitetip reef sharkTriaenodon obesusVulnerableHouse crowHouse crowCorvus splendensLeast concernIndian mackerelIndian mackerelRastrelliger kanagurtaLeast concernOriental garden lizardOriental garden lizardCalotes versicolorLeast concernWhite-tailed tropicbirdWhite-tailed tropicbirdPhaethon lepturusLeast concernBluespotted ribbontail rayBluespotted ribbontail rayTaeniura lymmaLeast concernYellow boxfishYellow boxfishOstracion cubicusGiant morayGiant morayGymnothorax javanicusLeast concernReef manta rayReef manta rayManta alfrediRedtoothed triggerfishRedtoothed triggerfishOdonus nigerLeast concernLagoon triggerfishLagoon triggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatusLeast concern

All 40 animals by group

Bats 2

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 1

Seabirds, divers & grebes 1

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 1

Crows, jays & magpies 1

Songbirds & perching birds 1

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1

Sharks 3

Rays, skates & chimaeras 6

Bony fish 16

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 5

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.