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Learn the wildlife of the Comoros

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787 species have research-grade observations in the Comoros on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis24
  2. Comoro Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini21
  3. Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis21
  4. Pied Crow Corvus albus20
  5. Great Egret Ardea alba19
  6. Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus15
  7. Malagasy Sunbird Cinnyris notatus14
  8. Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata13
  9. Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis13
  10. Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus13

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata26
  2. Ravenea hildebrandtii23
  3. Ravenea moorei18
  4. Aerangis modesta16
  5. Dypsis lanceolata12
  6. Begonia comorensis10
  7. Egyptian Star-cluster Pentas lanceolata8
  8. Dypsis cabadae8
  9. Ivory-Colored Angraecum Angraecum eburneum8
  10. Impatiens auricoma8

Mammals

  1. Seychelles Flying-fox Pteropus seychellensis71
  2. Mongoose Lemur Eulemur mongoz16
  3. Comoro Flying-fox Pteropus livingstonii12
  4. Comoro Rousette Rousettus obliviosus5
  5. Tailless Tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus5
  6. Small Indian Mongoose Urva auropunctata5
  7. Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed Bat Mops leucostigma4
  8. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris3
  9. Aellen's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus aelleni3
  10. Seychelles Free-tailed Bat Mops pusillus2

Insects

  1. Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha14
  2. Polyspilota comorana13
  3. Brick-red Carpenter Xylocopa lateritia12
  4. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus10
  5. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone10
  6. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa10
  7. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus9
  8. Lucia Widow Palpopleura lucia8
  9. Squinting Bush Brown Bicyclus anynana8
  10. African Joker Byblia anvatara8

Spiders and kin

  1. Nephila comorana35
  2. Gasteracantha rhomboidea10
  3. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria5
  4. Hyllus acutus5
  5. Madagascar Green Lynx Spider Peucetia lucasi4
  6. Madagascar Hermit Spider Nephilingis livida3
  7. Madagascan Black Widow Latrodectus menavodi2

Reptiles

  1. Comoro Island Skink Trachylepis comorensis66
  2. Peters's Rock Agama Agama picticauda40
  3. Boettger's Day Gecko Phelsuma v-nigra38
  4. Gold Dust Day Gecko Phelsuma laticauda33
  5. Zanzibar Day Gecko Phelsuma dubia20
  6. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas20
  7. Grande Comores Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus ater18
  8. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata11
  9. Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus platycephalus10
  10. Five-lined Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus quinquetaeniatus10

Fish

  1. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus18
  2. Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga16
  3. Indian Lionfish Pterois miles16
  4. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus15
  5. Indian Redfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon trifasciatus12
  6. Brown Tang Zebrasoma scopas11
  7. Blackspotted Puffer Arothron nigropunctatus11
  8. Powder Blue Tang Acanthurus leucosternon11
  9. Forceps Butterflyfish Forcipiger flavissimus10
  10. Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse Labroides dimidiatus10

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica13
  2. Domino Nudibranch Phyllidiella zeylanica7
  3. Phyllidia alyta6
  4. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima5
  5. Tiger Cowrie Cypraea tigris5
  6. Pleated Nerite Nerita plicata5
  7. Decumbent Spanish Dancer Hexabranchus lacer5
  8. Tropical Leatherleaf Slug Laevicaulis alte4
  9. Reticulidia suzanneae4
  10. Nautical Phyllidia Phyllidia marindica4

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.