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2,094 species have research-grade observations in Mauritius 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. Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis705
  2. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus656
  3. Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus466
  4. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata424
  5. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis386
  6. Little Heron Butorides atricapilla334
  7. Pink Pigeon Nesoenas mayeri193
  8. House Sparrow Passer domesticus189
  9. Mauritius Grey White-eye Zosterops mauritianus182
  10. Malagasy Turtle-Dove Nesoenas picturatus182

Plants

  1. Beach naupaka Scaevola taccada101
  2. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae90
  3. Star of Bethlehem Hippobroma longiflora89
  4. Tree heliotrope Heliotropium arboreum86
  5. Bamboo Orchid Arundina graminifolia74
  6. Indian tulip tree Thespesia populnea71
  7. Koster's curse Miconia crenata70
  8. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa64
  9. Traveller's Palm Ravenala madagascariensis59
  10. Pink orchid balsam Impatiens flaccida51

Mammals

  1. Mauritius Flying-fox Pteropus niger339
  2. Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis289
  3. Tailless Tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus76
  4. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris53
  5. Javan Rusa Rusa timorensis40
  6. Asian House Shrew Suncus murinus33
  7. Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus33
  8. Rodrigues Flying-fox Pteropus rodricensis25
  9. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris25
  10. Small Indian Mongoose Urva auropunctata19

Insects

  1. Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp Polistes olivaceus142
  2. Royal Blue Pansy Junonia rhadama130
  3. Heteropsis narcissus121
  4. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata88
  5. Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha76
  6. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera73
  7. Lang's Short-tailed Blue Leptotes pirithous61
  8. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus59
  9. African Grass Blue Zizeeria knysna55
  10. Malagasy Grass Yellow Eurema floricola55

Spiders and kin

  1. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata179
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria83
  3. Leucauge undulata28
  4. Lesser Brown Scorpion Isometrus maculatus22
  5. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli17
  6. Olios lamarcki15
  7. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni12
  8. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus10

Reptiles

  1. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor493
  2. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma grandis485
  3. Ornate Day Gecko Phelsuma ornata402
  4. Bluetail Day Gecko Phelsuma cepediana374
  5. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus108
  6. Common Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata96
  7. Round Island Ground Skink Leiolopisma telfairii80
  8. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas50
  9. Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis49
  10. Indian Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus45

Fish

  1. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus148
  2. Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicum140
  3. Indian Ocean Humbug Dascyllus abudafur131
  4. Lagoon Triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus112
  5. Scissortail Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus101
  6. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus100
  7. Zigzag Wrasse Halichoeres scapularis83
  8. Raccoon Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula78
  9. Sixbar Wrasse Thalassoma hardwicke74
  10. Geometric Moray Gymnothorax griseus72

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica170
  2. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima68
  3. Gold Ring Cowrie Monetaria annulus46
  4. Pleated Nerite Nerita plicata31
  5. Tiger Cowrie Cypraea tigris27
  6. Giant Blonde Snail Lissachatina immaculata26
  7. Tropical Periwinkle Planaxis sulcatus23
  8. Humpback Cowrie Mauritia mauritiana22
  9. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea20
  10. Pacific Asaphis Asaphis violascens18

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.