Key species

Ninety-six bird species have been recorded in Comoros, of which 33 are threatened. The Union of the Comoros is home to a number of threatened mammals, including the endemic Comoros rousette (Rousettus obliviosus), the mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz), the endemic Livingstone’s flying fox (Pteropus livingstonii), the dugong (Dugong dugon), the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and the tailess tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus). 

More than 1,200 insect species have been recorded in the Comoros and at least 16 plants species are threatened with extinction. Two species of amphibian and 29 reptiles have also been recorded. The two amphibian species and 14 of the 29 terrestrial reptiles are endemic. A number of the reptiles are threatened with extinction. A number of species of marine turtles also nest in the Comoros, and their conservation status is improving.