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2,176 species have research-grade observations in Mayotte 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. Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata58
  2. Mayotte Sunbird Cinnyris coquerellii49
  3. Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus48
  4. Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae44
  5. Pied Crow Corvus albus41
  6. Mayotte Drongo Dicrurus waldenii38
  7. Madagascar Pond-Heron Ardeola idae33
  8. Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis30
  9. Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides28
  10. Little Heron Butorides atricapilla28

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata31
  2. Hildebrandt's disperis Disperis hildebrandtii30
  3. Cynorkis fastigiata29
  4. Mosquito carrying lemurella Lemurella culicifera29
  5. Ivory-Colored Angraecum Angraecum eburneum26
  6. Acampe pachyglossa23
  7. Cynorkis flexuosa22
  8. Nervilia hirsuta22
  9. Habenaria boiviniana18
  10. Indian Island Bonnet Disperis tripetaloides17

Mammals

  1. Common Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus113
  2. Seychelles Flying-fox Pteropus seychellensis74
  3. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris23
  4. Tailless Tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus17
  5. Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus12
  6. Black Rat Rattus rattus10
  7. Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata9
  8. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae6

Insects

  1. African Joker Byblia anvatara50
  2. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea41
  3. Cyligramma fluctuosa36
  4. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa34
  5. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus33
  6. Delicate Amber Telchinia lia32
  7. Acraea ranavalona31
  8. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone30
  9. Lucia Widow Palpopleura lucia30
  10. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus29

Spiders and kin

  1. Nephila comorana39
  2. Gasteracantha rhomboidea36
  3. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata30
  4. Madagascar Hermit Spider Nephilingis livida22
  5. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria15
  6. Argiope comorica14
  7. Madagascar Green Lynx Spider Peucetia lucasi11
  8. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus7
  9. Leucauge undulata7

Reptiles

  1. Pollen's Chameleon Furcifer polleni202
  2. Island Day Gecko Phelsuma nigristriata107
  3. Comoro Island Skink Trachylepis comorensis103
  4. Mertens' Day Gecko Phelsuma robertmertensi97
  5. Gold Dust Day Gecko Phelsuma laticauda87
  6. Indian Day Gecko Phelsuma pasteuri79
  7. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas69
  8. Spotted Tree Snake Lycodryas maculatus63
  9. Pemba Island Clawless Gecko Ebenavia safari50
  10. Glorioso Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus gloriosus31

Fish

  1. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus41
  2. Skunk Anemonefish Amphiprion akallopisos41
  3. Indian Redfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon trifasciatus38
  4. Freckled Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri38
  5. Indian Lionfish Pterois miles36
  6. Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga34
  7. Giant Moray Gymnothorax javanicus32
  8. Regal Angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus31
  9. Sulfur Damsel Pomacentrus sulfureus31
  10. Raccoon Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula30

Mollusks

  1. Loch's Chromodoris Chromodoris lochi75
  2. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima56
  3. Porites-eating Nudibranch Phestilla sibogae45
  4. Domino Nudibranch Phyllidiella zeylanica42
  5. Blue Dragon Pteraeolidia semperi35
  6. Varicose Wart Slug Phyllidia varicosa34
  7. Shireen's Phyllidiopsis Phyllidiopsis shireenae28
  8. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea27
  9. Reticulidia suzanneae26
  10. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica24

How a trip works

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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.