🇲🇺Animals recorded in Mauritius

Which animals have been recorded in Mauritius? 7,898 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Natal Free-tailed Bat, Dacus demmerezi, Mauritius Gray White-eye.

• 7,898 records
• 1,200+ species
• 40 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Natal Free-tailed Bat, Dacus demmerezi, Mauritius Gray White-eye. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Mauritius

	Animal	Group	Records
	Natal Free-tailed Bat Mormopterus acetabulosus	Mammalia Molossidae	229
	Dacus demmerezi	Insecta Tephritidae	62
	Mauritius Gray White-eye Zosterops mauritianus	Aves Zosteropidae	61
	Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis	Aves Ploceidae	59
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	52
	Mauritius White-eye Zosterops chloronothos	Aves Zosteropidae	49
	Rodrigues Warbler Acrocephalus rodericanus	Aves Acrocephalidae	46
	Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus	Squamata Gekkonidae	45
	Serpentine leafminer Liriomyza trifolii	Insecta Agromyzidae	42
	Asian house shrew Suncus murinus	Mammalia Soricidae	41
	Echo Parakeet Psittacula eques	Aves Psittacidae	39
	Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus	Aves Pycnonotidae	38
	Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra	Aves Ploceidae	37
	Big-headed ant Pheidole megacephala	Insecta Formicidae	34
	Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	33
	Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis	Aves Monarchidae	33
	melon fly Bactrocera cucurbitae	Insecta Tephritidae	33
	Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus	— Labridae	32
	Bactrocera zonata	Insecta Tephritidae	32
	Rodrigues Fody Foudia flavicans	Aves Ploceidae	31
	Zebra Dove Geopelia striata	Aves Columbidae	30
	Cape Fruit Fly Ceratitis quilicii	Insecta Tephritidae	30
	Mauritius cuckooshrike Coracina typica	Aves Campephagidae	30
	Pink Pigeon Nesoenas mayeri	Aves Columbidae	30
	Five-bar Pygmy-goby Eviota zebrina	— Gobiidae	27
	Giant African snail Lissachatina fulica	Gastropoda Achatinidae	25
	Variable agama Calotes versicolor	Squamata Agamidae	25
	Iridescent Cardinalfish Pristiapogon kallopterus	— Apogonidae	24
	Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus	Aves Ploceidae	23
	White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	Aves Phaethontidae	22
	Decorated Sandgoby Istigobius decoratus	— Gobiidae	20
	Ornate Day Gecko Phelsuma ornata	Squamata Gekkonidae	20
	Pseudorhicnoessa rattii	Insecta Canacidae	19
	lesser pumpkin fly Dacus ciliatus	Insecta Tephritidae	19
	Nalolo Blenny Ecsenius nalolo	— Blenniidae	19
	Tethinid fly Dasyrhicnoessa insularis	Insecta Canacidae	18
	Crown squirrelfish Sargocentron diadema	— Holocentridae	18
	Magnificent Dottyback Pseudochromis magnificus	— Pseudochromidae	18
	Mauritius Bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus	Aves Pycnonotidae	18
	Argia elongata	Insecta Coenagrionidae	18
	Afrotethina aurisetulosa	Insecta Canacidae	17
	Ceratitis catoirii	Insecta Tephritidae	17
	Sebree's dwarfgoby Eviota sebreei	— Gobiidae	17
	Atom Goby Trimmatom nanus	— Gobiidae	17
	Rainbow Wrasse Thalassoma amblycephalum	— Labridae	17
	Striped Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus angustatus	— Apogonidae	17
	Grey moray Gymnothorax griseus	— Muraenidae	17
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	17
	Humpback Cowry Mauritia mauritiana	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	17
	blotched nerite Nerita albicilla	Gastropoda Neritidae	17
	Greenie Eviota prasina	— Gobiidae	16
	Maori Wrasse Cheilinus chlorourus	— Labridae	16
	Adorned wrasse Halichoeres cosmetus	— Labridae	16
	Bluetail Day Gecko Phelsuma cepediana	Squamata Gekkonidae	16
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	16
	Nerita plicata	Gastropoda Neritidae	16
	Blotcheye Soldierfish Myripristis murdjan	— Holocentridae	15
	Serpentine Leaf Miner Liriomyza brassicae	Insecta Agromyzidae	15
	Western Cling-goby Pleurosicya occidentalis	— Gobiidae	15
	Trimma mendelssohni	— Gobiidae	15