Wildlife of Réunion

The wildlife of Réunion is composed of its flora, fauna and funga. Being a small island, it only has nine native species of mammals, but ninety-one species of birds.

Mammals
Those mammals not native to Réunion include the tailless tenrec, dog, cat, pig, goat, sheep, rat and cattle.
 * 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, rarer in today's Réunion
 * 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

Geckos
Seven species of day geckos and four species of night geckos:
 * Réunion Island day gecko, Phelsuma borbonica borbonica, endemic
 * Réunion Island ornate day gecko, Phelsuma inexpectata, endemic
 * Gold dust day gecko, Phelsuma laticauda, introduced from Madagascar
 * Lined day gecko, Phelsuma lineata, introduced from Madagascar
 * Blue-tailed day gecko, Phelsuma cepediana, introduced from Mauritius around 1960
 * Indopacific tree gecko, Hemiphyllodactylus typus, introduced
 * Tropical house gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia, introduced
 * Common house gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus, introduced
 * Phelsuma madagascariensis, introduced from Madagascar in 1970 by a veterinarian
 * Pacific gecko, Gehyra mutilata, introduced

Agamid lizards

 * Oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor, introduced
 * Rainbow agama, Agama agama, introduced around 1999/2000

Scincidae

 * Bojer's skink, Gongylomorphus bojerii, introduced (originally endemic to Mauritius)
 * Mauritius skink, Leiolopisma mauritiana, extinct around 1600

Chameleons

 * Panther chameleon, Furcifer pardalis, introduced from Madagascar

Snakes
Two introduced species;
 * Brahminy blind snake, Typhlops braminus
 * Indian wolf snake, Lycodon aulicus, introduced from Mauritius around 1850

Marine turtles
see also:
 * Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas
 * Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
 * Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta
 * Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea
 * Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea

Land turtles

 * Réunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica, became extinct 1800
 * Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata, introduced from Madagascar