Reunion
Birds
found nowhere
else include the Reunion Marsh
Harrier (eBird),
the Reunion
Cuckooshrike (eBird),
the Reunion Olive
White-eye (SEOR), the Reunion Gray
White-eye (iNaturalist),
the
Reunion Bulbul (SEOR),
the
Reunion Stonechat (SEOR),
and
as breeding species, the Mascarene Petrel (SEOR)
and Barau's Petrel (eBird) (ARKive
WM).
The
Reunion Paradise Flycatcher (SEOR)
is sometimes considered a
distinct species from the one occurring on Mauritius.
Extinct birds include the Reunion Ibis (SEOR),
the Reunion Swamphen (Wikipedia),
and the Reunion Kestrel (Julian
Hume WM).
Extinct
endemic genera
include the Mascarene Parrot (Wikipedia)
(GBIF)
and the
Reunion Starling (Wikipedia).
Endemic reptiles include the Reunion Ornate Day Gecko (Faune
de la Réunion)
(iNaturalist)
and several recently extinct species: the Reunion Giant
Tortoise Cylindraspis
indica (Wikipedia)
(GBIF),
Sonia's Night Gecko Nactus
soniae and Cecilia's Skink Leiolopisma
ceciliae (both at ResearchGate),
and the Reunion Slit-eared Skink Gongylomorphus
borbonicus (Reptile
Database) (GBIF).
The Reunion Little Mastiff Bat Mormopterus
francoismoutoui (faune-reunion.fr)
(iNaturalist)
is an endemic mammal.
The Reunion Yellow Bat Scotophilus
borbonicus (IUCN)
(GBIF)
is known only from two
individuals described in 1803 and it is unclear if they actually came
from Reunion.
Marine fish unique to Reunion include the Reunion Angelfish Apolemichthys guezei
(reefbuilders),
the Reunion Broadbanded Moray Channomuraena
bauchotae (IFREMER
WM
pdf), the Chinbar Blenny Mimoblennius
lineathorax (FishBase),
the Bourbon Chromis Chromis
durvillei (ResearchGate),
the Yellow Coris Coris
flava (ResearchGate),
the Reunion Slopefish Symphysanodon
pitondelafournaisei (ResearchGate),
a scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis
rubrimarginata
(ResearchGate), the Reunion Bristlemouth Argyripnus
hulleyi (ResearchGate), the Reclusive Sole Aseraggodes guttulatus (GBIF), the Bluelined Toby Canthigaster
caeruleolineata (ResearchGate), and the Volcano Greeneye Chlorophthalmus vulcanus (ResearchGate).
Butterflies restricted to Reunion include Papilio phorbanta (iNaturalist),
Euploea goudotii
(INPN),
Antanartia borbonica
(INPN),
Neptis dumetorum
(iNaturalist),
and Salamis augustina
(Rhopalocères
de La Réunion). Endemic moths include an owlet
moth Mythimna
borbonensis (Papillons
de Poitou-Charentes), a sphinx moth Macroglossum milvus
(Papillons
de Poitou-Charentes), and a uraniid moth Epiplema dadanti (INPN).
Other endemic insects include a dragonfly Hemicordulia
atrovirens (INPN),
a damselfly Coenagriocnemis
reuniense (INPN),
a mayfly Nigrobaetis
colonus (INPN),
a rhinoceros beetle Oryctes
borbonicus (fr.wikipedia),
a stag beetle Amneidus
godefroyi (INPN),
a cave-dwelling ground beetle Neocolpodes
poussereaui
(INPN),
the tiger beetles Diastrophella
pauliani (INPN)
and Megalomma fulgens
(iNaturalist),
a scarab beetle Marronus
borbonicus (INPN),
a rove beetle Leiochrotella
lequettei (ResearchGate),
a whirligig beetle Dineutus
aereus and
a predaceous diving beetle Hydroglyphus
strigicollis (both at Insectarium
Reunion), a weevil Cratopus
francki (INPN),
a hoverfly Allograpta
borbonica (iNaturalist),
a water strider Microvelia
bourbonensis (Insectarium
Reunion), a cicada Fractuosella
breoni (INPN),
a termite Neotermes
reunionensis (INPN),
the stick insects Apterograeffea
reunionensis (INPN)
and Rhaphiderus spiniger
(iNaturalist),
the grasshoppers Pyrgacris
descampsi (INPN)
and Gastrimargus
immaculatus (GBIF),
and the katydids Paradecolya
inexspectata (iNaturalist)
and Brachyphisis viettei
(INPN).
Glomeremus
orchidophilus
(iNaturalist)
is the
world's only cricket known to act as a pollinator (IISE
WM).
Endemic
arachnids include a harvestman Gagrella
reunionis (iNaturalist)
and several spiders: Lycosa
vulcani (F.
Duban), Cynapes
lineatus (INPN),
Buitinga ifrit
(GBIF),
Heliophanus variabilis
(INPN),
Prepotelus curtus
(INPN),
Cheiracanthium insulare
(INPN),
and Nephilengys
borbonica (iNaturalist).
Land snails known solely from Reunion include Omphalotropis
rubens (INPN),
Pilula cordemoyi (iNaturalist),
Harmogenanina
argentea (iNaturalist),
Caldwellia
imperfecta (ARKive
WM), Madgeaconcha
gerlachi (BOLD),
Gonospira uvula
(fr.wikipedia),
Plegma caelatura
(fr.wikipedia),
Erepta setiliris
(iNaturalist),
and
Hyalimax maillardi
(iNaturalist). A terrestrial
crab Karstarma vulcan
(GBIF)
inhabits lava tubes of an active volcano.
Endemic marine invertebrates include a crab Platypilumnus
inermis (biodivreunion.free.fr),
a king crab Paralomis
stella (biodivreunion.free.fr),
a reef lobster Enoplometopus
pictus (biomar.free.fr),
a sponge Ascandra
mascarenica (GBIF),
a soft coral Ofwegenum kloogi (ZooKeys), and
several marine snails: Dizoniopsis
gothica (Vie
Oceane), Nassarius
reunionensis (Eddie
Hardy), Koilofera
koilofera (Vie
Océane), Vaceuchelus
jayorum (Eddie
Hardy), Epitonium
hueti (AnimalBase WM),
and Quasimitra
raphaeli (Eddie
Hardy).
Among over 200 vascular plants exclusive to Reunion are the Champagne
Palm (PACSOA),
the Red Latan Palm (ARKive
WM),
the orchids Habenaria
citrata (Orchidées
Péï WM)
and Disa borbonica
(iNaturalist)
and Aeranthes
strangulata (Orchidées
Péï WM),
Aloe macra
(Wikipedia),
Acacia heterophylla
(iNaturalist),
Agarista buxifolia
(iNaturalist),
Psiadia retusa
(iNaturalist),
Erica reunionensis
(iNaturalist),
Costularia cadeti
(iNaturalist),
Dombeya ficulnea
(iNaturalist),
Cynoglossum
borbonicum (iNaturalist), Chassalia
corallioides (iNaturalist),
Diospyros borbonica
(Forêt
Sèche),
Hubertia tomentosa
(fr.wikipedia),
Eugenia buxifolia
(Forêt
Sèche), Polyscias
aemiliguineae (flickr),
Cynorkis borbonica
(iNaturalist),
Nastus borbonicus (iNaturalist),
Indigofera
(or Bremontiera)
ammoxylon (Fleurs
Fruits Feuilles de), and Alsophila glaucifolia
(iNaturalist).
Endemic vascular plant genera include Forgesia (iNaturalist), Faujasia (iNaturalist), Eriotrix (iNaturalist), Trichosandra (mi-aime-a-ou.com WM) (iNaturalist), Heterochaenia (INPN), Berenice (iNaturalist) (Wikipedia), and Ruizia (flickr) (iNaturalist).
Endemic fungi include Bovista
halophila (p. 2 of ZOBODAT
pdf) and Mycena
conglobata (p. 3 of ZOBODAT
pdf). Endemic lichens include Fellhanera
borbonica (100
New Lichens) and Cladonia
insignis (BGBM).
Endemic non-vascular plants include the liverworts Cheilolejeunea
ecarinata (GBIF)
and Microlejeunea
strasbergii (ResearchGate)
and the mosses Philonotis
perigonialis (GBIF)
and Fissidens
ah-pengae (p. 115 of bryophytes-de-france.org
pdf).
Reunion is an overseas region of France,
is included in the Mascarene Forests ecoregion (WWF
WM),
is part of the Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots WM),
and is included in the Southern Mascarene Islands
coral reef hotspot (Columbia
Univ. WM pdf). The Inventaire National du
Patrimoine Naturel
provides lists of endemic animals (INPN)
and endemic plants (INPN).