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Learn the wildlife of Réunion National Park

Réunion

1,175 species have research-grade observations inside Réunion National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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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. Réunion Stonechat Saxicola tectes595
  2. Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis177
  3. Réunion Grey White-eye Zosterops borbonicus171
  4. Réunion Olive White-eye Zosterops olivaceus95
  5. Réunion Bulbul Hypsipetes borbonicus72
  6. Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis66
  7. Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui42
  8. Réunion Harrier Circus maillardi27
  9. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus25
  10. Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus18

Plants

  1. Hypericum lanceolatum233
  2. Agarista buxifolia205
  3. Erica reunionensis190
  4. Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum170
  5. Acacia heterophylla149
  6. Malagasy tea Aphloia theiformis135
  7. Hubertia tomentosa133
  8. Lady's eardrops Fuchsia boliviana119
  9. Bugweed Solanum mauritianum117
  10. Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus107

Mammals

  1. Tailless Tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus63
  2. Domestic Goat Capra hircus30
  3. Asian House Shrew Suncus murinus18
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus18
  5. House Mouse Mus musculus12
  6. Moutou's Free-tailed Bat Mormopterus francoismoutoui4
  7. Black Rat Rattus rattus3
  8. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus3

Insects

  1. Heteropsis narcissus86
  2. Cibdela janthina42
  3. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata34
  4. Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria32
  5. Swamp Bluet Africallagma glaucum31
  6. Cratopus sumptuosus29
  7. Pea Blue Lampides boeticus27
  8. Rhaphiderus spiniger24
  9. Acopsis viridicans20
  10. Jasmine Moth Palpita vitrealis15

Spiders and kin

  1. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata156
  2. Réunion Hermit Spider Nephilingis borbonica32
  3. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria29
  4. Tropical Tent-web Spider Cyrtophora citricola21
  5. Lycosa vulcani14
  6. Asian Spinybacked Orbweaver Thelacantha brevispina13
  7. Leucauge undulata9
  8. Cyclosa sanctibenedicti8
  9. Ledouxia alluaudi7
  10. Silver Argyrodes Dew-Drop Spider Argyrodes zonatus5

Reptiles

  1. Réunion Day Gecko Phelsuma borbonica48
  2. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor13
  3. Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis13
  4. Gold Dust Day Gecko Phelsuma laticauda5

Mollusks

  1. Hyalimax maillardi82
  2. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum18
  3. Giant Blonde Snail Lissachatina immaculata11
  4. Omphalotropis rubens9
  5. Rosy Wolfsnail Euglandina rosea8
  6. Horntail snail Tanychlamys indica6
  7. Chinese Slug Meghimatium bilineatum5
  8. Yellow-shelled semi-slug Parmarion martensi4
  9. Asian Tramp Snail Bradybaena similaris4
  10. Omphalotropis albolabris4

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. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.