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The wildlife of Mauritius consists of its flora and fauna. Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar.Due to its isolation, it has a relatively low diversity of wildlife; however, a high proportion of these are endemic species occurring nowhere else in the world.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Mauritius. The avifauna of Mauritius include a total of 159 species, of which 28 are endemic , and 22 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of ...
This is a list of butterflies of Mauritius. About thirty-nine species are known from the islands of Mauritius [ 1 ] and Rodrigues , [ 2 ] seven of which are endemic . [ 3 ]
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Gonidomus newtoni Adams, 1867 – endemic, extinct [20] Gonidomus sulcatus Peile, 1936 – endemic [21] Gonospira duponti Nevill, 1870 – endemic [22] Gonospira holostoma Morelet, 1875 – endemic [23] Gonospira madgei Kennard, 1943 – endemic [24] Gonospira nevilli Adams, 1867 – endemic, extinct [25] Gonospira striaticostus Morelet, 1866 ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Mauritius. Of the mammal species in Mauritius, one is critically endangered, three are vulnerable, and one is considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
This species is one of eleven surviving species of ebony tree which naturally occur on Mauritius - all of them endemic. Several additional species are now extinct. Diospyros angulata Poir. (Extinct, 2000) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros boutoniana (Critically endangered) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest.