Animals of Réunion
110 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Réunion on GBIF: 34 sharks & fish, 31 insects & other invertebrates, 22 mammals, 14 birds, 9 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 110 animals by group
Seals, sea lions & walrus 1
- Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis
Whales & dolphins 14
- Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
- Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
- Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
- Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima
- Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus
- Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
- Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
- Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata
- Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
- Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
- Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
- Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris
Deer 1
- Javan rusa Rusa timorensis
Bats 2
- Mauritian flying fox Pteropus niger
- Mauritian tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus
Mice, rats & other rodents 1
- Black rat Rattus rattus
Rabbits, hares & pikas 1
- Indian hare Lepus nigricollis
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1
- Asian house shrew Suncus murinus
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 1
- Tailless tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus
Parrots 1
- Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 2
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Seabirds, divers & grebes 1
- White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 1
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1
- King quail Synoicus chinensis
Pigeons & doves 2
- Rock dove Columba livia
- Zebra dove Geopelia striata
Songbirds & perching birds 6
- Common hill myna Gracula religiosa
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
- Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
Snakes 2
- Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus
- Lycodon aulicus Lycodon aulicus
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 5
- Agama agama Agama agama
- Gold dust day gecko Phelsuma laticauda
- Oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor
- Panther chameleon Furcifer pardalis
- Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Turtles & tortoises 2
- Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
- Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
Sharks 1
- Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
Rays, skates & chimaeras 4
- Aetobatus ocellatus Aetobatus ocellatus
- Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
- Round ribbontail ray Taeniura meyeni
- Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
Bony fish 29
- Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
- Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
- Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
- Convict cichlid Amatitlania nigrofasciata
- Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
- Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
- Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
- Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii
- Guppy Poecilia reticulata
- Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
- Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
- Longhorn cowfish Lactoria cornuta
- Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
- Paracanthurus Paracanthurus hepatus
- Platax teira Platax teira
- Plotosus lineatus Plotosus lineatus
- Pterois miles Pterois miles
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Red lionfish Pterois volitans
- Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
- Reef triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Ribbon eel Rhinomuraena quaesita
- Synanceia verrucosa السمكة الصخرية المرجانية
- Three spot gourami Trichopodus trichopterus
- Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
- White Cloud Mountain minnow Tanichthys albonubes
- Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus
Butterflies & moths 2
- Acherontia atropos Acherontia atropos
- Daphnis nerii Daphnis nerii
Bees, wasps & ants 3
- Emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa
- Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis
- Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes
Dragonflies & damselflies 1
- Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 6
- Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus
- American cockroach Periplaneta americana
- Black bean aphid Aphis fabae
- Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata
- Migratory locust Locusta migratoria
- Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 3
- Antilles pinktoe tarantula Caribena versicolor
- Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
- Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 6
- Cherax quadricarinatus Cherax quadricarinatus
- Lybia tessellata Lybia tessellata
- Lysmata amboinensis Lysmata amboinensis
- Odontodactylus scyllarus Odontodactylus scyllarus
- Panulirus ornatus Panulirus ornatus
- Thor amboinensis Thor amboinensis
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 3
- Bigfin reef squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana
- Giant squid Architeuthis dux
- Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 7
- Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
- Diadema setosum Diadema setosum
- Heterocentrotus mamillatus Heterocentrotus mamillatus
- Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
- Synapta maculata Synapta maculata
- Thelenota ananas Thelenota ananas
- 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.