List of mammals of the Falkland Islands
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Falkland Islands. There are 28 mammal species in the Falkland Islands, of which 0 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 2 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened. 1 of the species listed for the Falkland Islands is considered to be extinct.[1]
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:
EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. |
CR | Critically Endangered | The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. |
EN | Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. |
VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
NT | Near Threatened | The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. |
LC | Least Concern | There are no current identifiable risks to the species. |
DD | Data Deficient | There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species. |
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:
LR/cd | Lower Risk/conservation dependent | Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued. |
LR/nt | Lower Risk/near threatened | Species which are close to being classified as Vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes. |
LR/lc | Lower Risk/least concern | Species for which there are no identifiable risks. |
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Tadarida
- Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
- Genus: Tadarida
Order: Cetacea (whales)
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
- Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenidae
- Genus: Eubalaena
- Southern right whale Eubalaena australis LR/cd
- Genus: Eubalaena
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis EN
- Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus EN
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Subfamily: Megapterinae
- Genus: Megaptera
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae VU
- Genus: Megaptera
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Family: Neobalaenidae
- Genus: Caperea
- Pygmy right whale Caperea marginata LR/lc
- Genus: Caperea
- Family: Balaenidae
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Phocoenidae
- Genus: Phocoena
- Spectacled porpoise Phocoena dioptrica DD
- Genus: Phocoena
- Family: Physeteridae
- Genus: Physeter
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus VU
- Genus: Physeter
- Family: Ziphidae
- Genus: Ziphius
- Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris DD
- Genus: Berardius
- Arnoux's beaked whale Berardius arnuxii DD
- Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
- Genus: Hyperoodon
- Southern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon planifrons LC
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Gray's beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi DD
- Hector's beaked whale Mesoplodon hectori DD
- Layard's beaked whale Mesoplodon layardii DD
- Genus: Hyperoodon
- Genus: Ziphius
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: Cephalorhynchus
- Commerson's dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii DD
- Genus: Lagenorhynchus
- Peale's dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis DD
- Hourglass dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger LR/lc
- Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus DD
- Genus: Lissodelphis
- Southern right whale dolphin Lissodelphis peronii DD
- Genus: Orcinus
- Orca Orcinus orca LR/cd
- Genus: Globicephala
- Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas DD
- Genus: Cephalorhynchus
- Family: Phocoenidae
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
- Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
- Genus: Dusicyon
- Falkland Island wolf Dusicyon australis EX
- Genus: Dusicyon
- Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
- Genus: Arctocephalus
- South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis LR/lc
- Genus: Otaria
- South American sea lion Otaria flavescens LR/lc
- Genus: Arctocephalus
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
- Genus: Hydrurga
- Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx LR/lc
- Genus: Leptonychotes
- Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii LR/lc
- Genus: Lobodon
- Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophagus LR/lc
- Genus: Mirounga
- Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina LR/lc
- Genus: Hydrurga
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Notes
- ↑ This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
References
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of the Falkland Islands". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
See also
- List of chordate orders
- List of regional mammals lists
- List of prehistoric mammals
- Mammal classification
- New mammal species