Animals of Mauritius

44 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Mauritius on GBIF: 17 birds, 15 sharks & fish, 5 mammals, 5 insects & other invertebrates, 2 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 44 animals by group

Whales & dolphins 2

• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Bats 2

• Mauritian flying fox Pteropus niger
• Rodrigues flying fox Pteropus rodricensis

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 1

• Tailless tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus

Parrots 1

• Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri (introduced)

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 4

• Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus

Seabirds, divers & grebes 1

• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 1

• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus (introduced)

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus (introduced)

Pigeons & doves 4

• Pink pigeon Nesoenas mayeri
• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)
• Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis (introduced)
• Zebra dove Geopelia striata (introduced)

Crows, jays & magpies 1

• House crow Corvus splendens (introduced)

Songbirds & perching birds 4

• Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
• Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus (introduced)
• Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata (introduced)

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1

• Oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor (introduced)

Turtles & tortoises 1

• Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea (introduced)

Sharks 1

• Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis

Rays, skates & chimaeras 1

• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris

Bony fish 13

• Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans
• Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
• Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
• Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
• Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
• Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
• Plotosus lineatus Plotosus lineatus
• Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
• Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
• Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
• Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus

Bees, wasps & ants 1

• Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (introduced)

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1

• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 3

• Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
• Synapta maculata Synapta maculata
• Toxopneustes pileolus Toxopneustes pileolus

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.