Where does the tiger cowrie live?
Cypraea tigris has 4,181 records in 67 countries and territories, from 1864 to 2026. Most records come from Indonesia.
- 4,181 records
- 67 places
- 114 years recorded
- Gastropoda class
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaLittorinimorphaCypraeidaeCypraea
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 481 | |
| Australia | 457 | |
| Philippines | 374 | |
| United States | 258 | |
| New Caledonia | 254 | |
| Fiji | 227 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 157 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 153 | |
| Tanzania | 127 | |
| Samoa | 111 | |
| Kenya | 110 | |
| Solomon Islands | 99 | |
| Malaysia | 98 | |
| Palau | 96 | |
| French Polynesia | 95 | |
| Madagascar | 83 | |
| Marshall Islands | 71 | |
| Vanuatu | 69 | |
| Seychelles | 63 | |
| Japan | 57 | |
| Thailand | 57 | |
| Micronesia | 56 | |
| Maldives | 55 | |
| Mozambique | 55 | |
| Guam | 52 | |
| Mauritius | 46 | |
| Taiwan | 45 | |
| South Africa | 38 | |
| Cook Islands | 26 | |
| Tonga | 24 | |
| India | 21 | |
| Mayotte | 21 | |
| Réunion | 20 | |
| Cocos Islands | 19 | |
| Timor-Leste | 18 | |
| American Samoa | 17 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 16 | |
| Kiribati | 14 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 14 | |
| Singapore | 13 |
Showing the top 40 of 67 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Cypraeidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.