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Animals in Mayotte

13 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Mayotte, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 13
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 288

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Mayotte?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Mayotte?

Mammals
grey wolf, common bottlenose dolphin
2 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, western barn owl
2 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
4 species
Insects
honey bee, emperor dragonfly
2 species
Other invertebrates
common starfish, staghorn coral
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Mayotte?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Mayotte.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	3
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	5
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	4
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Mayotte

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	5
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	59
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	85
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	6
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	3
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	83
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	26
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	5
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	6
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	1
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	4
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	1

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Mayotte. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.