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๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Animals of Mauritius

4 animals on this site have a range that includes Mauritius. Each fact file has a map with the whole range.

Status
Class
Diet
Location

4 profiles

  • Birds

    Common myna

    Acridotheres tristis

    LC

    The common myna is a brown starling with a black head and a bare yellow patch behind the eye, native to southern Asia.

    Living
  • Dodo, AI-generated lifelike reconstruction

    Birds

    Dodo

    Raphus cucullatus

    EX

    The dodo was a flightless pigeon that lived only on Mauritius, and it is now extinct.

    ExtinctAI reconstruction
  • Reptiles

    Panther chameleon

    Furcifer pardalis

    LC

    The panther chameleon is one of the most colourful lizards in the world.

    Living
  • Mammals

    Sperm whale

    Physeter macrocephalus

    VU

    The sperm whale is the biggest of the toothed whales and the largest predator with teeth.

    Living

Other countries in Seven seas (open ocean)

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ด British Indian Ocean Territory (1)
  • ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ซ French Southern and Antarctic Lands (3)
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป Maldives (2)
  • ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญ Saint Helena (1)
  • ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ Seychelles (2)
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ธ South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (6)
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