List of mammals of French Southern Territories
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in French Southern Territories. There are nineteen mammal species in French Southern Territories, of which two are endangered.[1]
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
| 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. |
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 LC IUCN
- Genus: Eubalaena
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN IUCN (globally)
- Antarctic sub-species Balaenoptera intermedia CR IUCN
- Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus VU IUCN
- Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN IUCN (globally)
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Family: Neobalaenidae
- Genus: Caperea
- Pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata LC IUCN
- Genus: Caperea
- Family: Balaenidae
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Phocoenidae
- Genus: Phocoena
- Spectacled porpoise, Phocoena dioptrica LC IUCN
- Genus: Phocoena
- Family: Ziphidae
- Genus: Berardius
- Giant beaked whale, Berardius arnuxii LC IUCN
- Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi LC IUCN
- Layard's beaked whale, Mesoplodon layardii LC IUCN
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Genus: Berardius
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: Cephalorhynchus
- Commerson's dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii LC IUCN
- Genus: Lissodelphis
- Southern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii LC IUCN
- Genus: Sagmatias
- Dusky dolphin, Sagmatias obscurus LC IUCN
- Genus: Orcinus
- Genus: Globicephala
- Pilot whale, Globicephala melas LC IUCN
- Genus: Cephalorhynchus
- Family: Phocoenidae
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
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: Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions)
- Genus: Arctophoca
- Antarctic fur seal, Arctophoca gazella LC IUCN
- Subantarctic fur seal, Arctophoca tropicalis LC IUCN
- Genus: Arctophoca
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
- Genus: Hydrurga
- Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx LC IUCN
- Genus: Leptonychotes
- Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii LC IUCN
- Genus: Mirounga
- Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina LC IUCN
- Genus: Ommatophoca
- Genus: Hydrurga
- Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions)
See also
[edit]- List of chordate orders
- List of mammals described in the 2000s
- List of prehistoric mammals
- Lists of mammals by region
- Mammal classification
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of French Southern Territories". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007. [dead link]
- "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.