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๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป Animals of Maldives

2 animals on this site have a range that includes Maldives. Each fact file has a map with the whole range.

Status
Class
Diet
Location

2 profiles

  • Crustaceans

    Coconut crab

    Birgus latro

    VU

    The coconut crab is the largest land-living arthropod.

    Living
  • Fish

    Whale shark

    Rhincodon typus

    EN

    The whale shark is the largest fish in the sea.

    Living

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