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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
6
CR + EN + VU
Population
1,271,768
Area
2,040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 135
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 180
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

Geom-eun-byeol-go-sa-ri

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Keung-bang-ga-ji-tong

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Nam-ga-sae

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Nok-na-mu

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

Soggjolmjong

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

Least Concern

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

European flat oyster

Ostrea edulis

Near Threatened

crab eating macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Endangered

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Indian Hare

Lepus nigricollis

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Banana bud moth

Opogona sacchari

Not Evaluated

Ant

Technomyrmex albipes

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Moth

Opogona omoscopa

Not Evaluated

sand-dusted cone

Conus arenatus

Least Concern

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

rat cone

Conus rattus

Least Concern

soldier cone

Conus miles

Least Concern

flag cone

Conus vexillum

Least Concern

Javan Rusa

Rusa timorensis

Vulnerable

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

weasel cone

Conus mustelinus

Least Concern

common tenrec

Tenrec ecaudatus

Least Concern

Golden-Yellow Cone

Conus flavidus

Least Concern

cylindrical cone

Conus cylindraceus

Least Concern

Hebrew cone

Conus ebraeus

Least Concern

livid cone

Conus lividus

Least Concern

lettered cone

Conus litteratus

Least Concern

virgin cone

Conus virgo

Least Concern

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

tessellate cone

Conus tessulatus

Least Concern

marble cone

Conus marmoreus

Least Concern

ivory cone

Conus eburneus

Least Concern

marriage cone

Conus sponsalis

Least Concern

leopard cone

Conus leopardus

Least Concern

lithograph cone

Conus litoglyphus

Least Concern

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

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