Endemic Species of Mauritius: The Complete List — No results
Note that no species meet the strict criteria set for this list of “Endemic Species of Mauritius.”
The filters used here require species to be endemic to the main island of Mauritius only, be currently extant in self-sustaining wild populations on the main island without intensive human management, and have up-to-date, verifiable IUCN or primary-source records as full species (not subspecies or island-group endemics). Apply these tight rules and the island’s long history of extinctions, taxonomic changes, and recovery programs removes every candidate from the final set.
Understand the technical reasons behind this empty result. Many well-known Mauritian endemics are extinct (for example, the dodo, Raphus cucullatus). Others survive only via intensive conservation, captive breeding, or on predator-free islets rather than the main island. Some taxa are treated as Mascarene archipelago endemics (shared with Réunion or Rodrigues) or as subspecies after modern taxonomic reviews. These factors make a strict, verifiable “complete list” for wild, self-sustaining, Mauritius-only species turn up empty.
Consider close alternatives and related categories that do exist and will interest you. Look at lists of Mascarene endemics, extinct Mauritian species (dodo, red rail), and conservation success stories that are near-matches (Mauritius kestrel, pink pigeon, echo parakeet). Also explore vetted databases for endemic plants and invertebrates, and IUCN species pages for the Mascarene Islands. Use those sources to build a broader, sourced view of Mauritius’ unique biodiversity instead.
