List of mammals of Bermuda
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Bermuda. These are the mammal species in Bermuda, of which 0 are critically endangered, 1 is endangered, 1 is vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened.[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. |
Contents
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: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Genus: Lasionycteris
- Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans LR/lc
- Genus: Lasionycteris
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- Genus: Lasiurus
- Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis LR/lc
- Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus LR/lc
- Genus: Lasiurus
- Subfamily: Myotinae
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
- North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis EN
- Genus: Eubalaena
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Common minke whale 'Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
- Sei whale 'Balaenoptera borealis EN
- Bryde's whale 'Balaenoptera brydei DD
- Blue whale 'Balaenoptera musculus EN
- Fin whale 'Balaenoptera physalus EN
- Subfamily: Megapterinae
- Genus: Megaptera
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae VU
- Genus: Megaptera
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Family: Balaenidae
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: Lagenodelphis
- Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei DD
- Genus: Grampus
- Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus DD
- Genus: Globicephala
- Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus DD
- Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas DD
- Genus: Orcinus
- Killer whale Orcinus orca DD
- Genus: Feresa
- Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata DD
- Genus: Stenella
- Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata LC
- Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene DD
- Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba LC
- Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis DD
- Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris DD
- Genus: Tursiops
- Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus LC
- Genus: Lagenodelphis
- Family: Physeteridae
- Genus: Physeter
- Sperm whale Physeter catodon VU
- Genus: Physeter
- Family: Kogiidae
- Genus: Kogia
- Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps DD
- Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima DD
- Genus: Kogia
- Family: Ziphiidae
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens DD
- Gervais' beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus DD
- True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus DD
- Genus: Ziphius
- Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris DD
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
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.
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