List of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island animals extinct in the Holocene
The list of extinct animals in Réunion features the animals that have become extinct on the island of Réunion. Réunion is one of the 18 régions of France with much the same status as those situated on the European mainland. At least 19 animal extinctions have occurred on Réunion Island.
Mammals
- Lesser Mascarene flying fox, Pteropus subniger (1862)
Birds
- hoopoe starling, Fregilupus varius (1783)
- Mascarene coot, Fulica newtonii (1867)
- Mascarene grey parakeet, Psittacula bensoni (1973)
- Mascarene parrot, Mascarinus mascarinus (1771)
- Mascarene teal, Anas theodori (1893)
- Réunion fody, Foudia delloni (2008)
- Réunion ibis, Threskiornis solitarius (1848)
- Réunion kestrel, Falco duboisi (1994)
- Réunion night heron, Nycticorax duboisi (1907)
- Réunion scops owl, Otus grucheti (1994)
- Réunion pink pigeon, Neosenas duboisi (1907)
- Réunion rail, Dryolimnas augusti (1999)
- Réunion sheldgoose, Alopochen kervazoi (1994)
- Réunion swamphen, Porphyrio caerulescens (1848)
Reptiles
- Reunion giant skink, Leiolopisma ceciliae (1600)
- Réunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica (1800)
Molluscs
See also
- List of extinct animals of Europe
- List of extinct animals of Africa
- List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe
