🇷🇪Animals recorded in Réunion

Which animals have been recorded in Réunion? 7,115 occurrence records cover 591 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include humpback whale, Reunion Stonechat, Asian tiger mosquito.

• 7,115 records
• 591 species
• 26 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include humpback whale, Reunion Stonechat, Asian tiger mosquito. 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 Réunion

	Animal	Group	Records
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	4,860
	Reunion Stonechat Saxicola tectes	Aves Muscicapidae	52
	Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus	Insecta Culicidae	48
	Reunion White-eye Zosterops olivaceus	Aves Zosteropidae	33
	Common dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus	— Coryphaenidae	32
	Reunion Gray White-eye Zosterops borbonicus	Aves Zosteropidae	30
	Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis	Aves Monarchidae	28
	African common toad Sclerophrys gutturalis	Amphibia Bufonidae	27
	Red-legged Golden Orb Weaver Trichonephila inaurata	Arachnida Araneidae	27
	Reunion Cuckooshrike Coracina newtoni	Aves Campephagidae	21
	Neoceratitis cyanescens	Insecta Tephritidae	20
	Reunion Bulbul Hypsipetes borbonicus	Aves Pycnonotidae	20
	Cibdela janthina	Insecta Argidae	20
	common long-spined urchin Diadema paucispinum	Echinoidea Diadematidae	17
	Bactrocera montyana	Insecta Tephritidae	16
	Panther chameleon Furcifer pardalis	Squamata Chamaeleonidae	15
	Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis	Aves Ploceidae	14
	Zebra Dove Geopelia striata	Aves Columbidae	14
	Variable agama Calotes versicolor	Squamata Agamidae	14
	Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria	Arachnida Sparassidae	13
	Henotesia borbonica	Insecta Nymphalidae	12
	Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus	Aves Pycnonotidae	12
	Gold dust day gecko Phelsuma laticauda	Squamata Gekkonidae	11
	western honey bee Apis mellifera	Insecta Apidae	10
	Yellowfin Goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis	— Mullidae	10
	Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus	Aves Ploceidae	10
	Madagascar giant day gecko Phelsuma grandis	Squamata Gekkonidae	10
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	10
	Red-headed agama Agama picticauda	Squamata Agamidae	10
	Nerita plicata	Gastropoda Neritidae	10
	Serpentine leafminer Liriomyza trifolii	Insecta Agromyzidae	9
	Reunion Harrier Circus maillardi	Aves Accipitridae	9
	Hyalimax maillardi	Gastropoda Succineidae	9
	Big-headed ant Pheidole megacephala	Insecta Formicidae	8
	Stump-Toed Gecko Gehyra mutilata	Squamata Gekkonidae	8
	Protaetia aurichalcea	Insecta Scarabaeidae	7
	Nocticanace mahensis	Insecta Canacidae	7
	Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	— Mullidae	7
	African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus	Aves Muscicapidae	7
	Serpent's-head Cowrie Monetaria caputserpentis	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	7
	Mixaderus lemagneni	Insecta Aderidae	6
	African Grass Blue Zizeeria knysna	Insecta Lycaenidae	6
	Mixaderus voisini	Insecta Aderidae	6
	Malissiana billosa	Insecta Cicadellidae	6
	Acopsis viridicans	Insecta Cicadellidae	6
	Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura	Aves Viduidae	6
	Grass Neoscona Spider Neoscona moreli	Arachnida Araneidae	6
	Ceresium long-horned beetle Ceresium unicolor	Insecta Cerambycidae	6
	Haliotis rugosa	Gastropoda Haliotidae	6
	Garden Snail Cornu aspersum	Gastropoda Helicidae	6
	Diadema setosum	Echinoidea Diadematidae	6
	Parachma lequettealis	Insecta Pyralidae	6
	Cleora acaciaria	Insecta Geometridae	5
	coffee bean weevil Araecerus fasciculatus	Insecta Anthribidae	5
	Mixaderus tamisieri	Insecta Aderidae	5
	Ensign wasp Evania appendigaster	Insecta Evaniidae	5
	Paper wasp Polistes olivaceus	Insecta Eumenidae	5
	Hydrillodes uliginosalis	Insecta Erebidae	5
	Olive-tree pearl Palpita vitrealis	Insecta Crambidae	5
	Microcrambon paphiellus	Insecta Crambidae	5