Wildlife of Réunion
The wildlife of Réunion is composed of its flora, fauna and fungi. Being a small island, it only has nine native species of mammals, but ninety-one species of birds.Fauna
Birds
Mammals
- Mauritian flying fox Pteropus niger VU
- Small Mauritian flying fox Pteropus subniger EX
- Lesser yellow bat Scotophilus borbonicus CR
- Natal free-tailed bat Mormopterus acetabulosus VU
- Mauritian tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus LC
- Southern right whale Eubalaena australis LC
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae LC
- Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis EN
- Southern fin whale Balaenoptera physalus quoyi EN
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus VU
- Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima LR/lc
- Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris DD
- Gray's beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi DD
- Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus DD
Those mammals not native to Réunion include the tailless tenrec, dog, cat, pig, goat, sheep, rat and cattle.Reptiles
Geckos
Seven species of day geckos and four species of night geckos:
- Réunion Island day gecko,, endemic
- Réunion Island ornate day gecko,, endemic
- Gold dust day gecko,, introduced from Madagascar
- Lined day gecko, introduced from Madagascar
- Blue-tailed day gecko, introduced from Mauritius around 1960
- Indopacific tree gecko,, introduced
- Tropical house gecko,, introduced
- Common house gecko,, introduced
- Phelsuma madagascariensis, introduced from Madagascar in 1970 by a veterinarian
- Pacific gecko,, introduced
Agamid lizards
- Oriental garden lizard,, introduced
- Rainbow agama,, introduced around 1999/2000
Scincidae
- Bojer's skink,, endemic to Mauritius
- Mauritius skink,
Chameleons
- Panther chameleon,, introduced from Madagascar
Snakes
Two introduced species;
Marine turtles
see also:
Fungi
