Seychelles
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in the Seychelles is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.
Coleura
seychellensis (Chiroptera
- Emballonuridae) Seychelles Sheath-tailed Bat
Chaerephon
pusillus (Chiroptera
- Molossidae) Seychelles Free-tailed Bat
Pteropus
aldabrensis (Chiroptera
- Pteropodidae) Aldabra Flying Fox
Paratriaenops
pauliani (Chiroptera
- Rhinonycteridae) Aldabra Trident Bat
(# indicates a species that is considered endemic due to a different concept of species boundaries as a result of splits than is used for the animal with the same scientific name in the 2020 ASM Mammal Diversity Database)
Pteropus seychellensis # (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Seychelles Flying Fox