List of mammals of Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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This is a list of mammal species recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. There are 17 mammal species in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, of which 0 are critically endangered, 3 are endangered, 3 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened.[2]
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: Cetacea (whales)
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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 (right whales)
- Subfamily: Balaeninae
- Genus: Balaena
- Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus LR/cd
- Genus: Eubalaena
- North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis EN
- Genus: Balaena
- Subfamily: Balaeninae
- Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata LR/nt
- Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus EN
- Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus EN
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Subfamily: Megapterinae
- Genus: Megaptera
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae LC
- Genus: Megaptera
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Family: Balaenidae (right whales)
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Delphinoidea
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: Lagenorhynchus
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus LC
- White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris LC
- Genus: Orcinus
- Killer whale Orcinus orca DD
- Genus: Lagenorhynchus
- Family: Monodontidae (narwhal and beluga)
- Genus: Monodon
- Narwhal Monodon monoceros DD
- Genus: Delphinapterus
- Beluga Delphinapterus leucas VU
- Genus: Monodon
- Family: Ziphiidae (beaked whales)
- Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
- Genus: Hyperoodon
- Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus LR/cd
- Genus: Hyperoodon
- Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Superfamily: Delphinoidea
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: Vulpes
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes LC
- Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus LC
- Genus: Vulpes
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
- Genus: Ursus
- Polar bear Ursus maritimus VU
- Genus: Ursus
- Family: Odobenidae
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
- Genus: Cystophora
- Hooded seal Cystophora cristata LR/lc
- Genus: Erignathus
- Bearded seal Erignathus barbatus LR/lc
- Genus: Pagophilus
- Harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus LR/lc
- Genus: Phoca
- Harbor seal Phoca vitulina LC
- Genus: Pusa
- Ringed seal Pusa hispida LR/lc
- Genus: Cystophora
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.
- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
- Genus: Rangifer
- Svalbard reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus LC
- Genus: Rangifer
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
See also
- List of chordate orders
- List of regional mammals lists
- List of prehistoric mammals
- Mammal classification
- New mammal species
Notes
- ↑ Umbreit, Andreas (2005). Guide to Spitsbergen. Bucks: Bradt. ISBN 1-84162-092-0.
- ↑ 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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- Aulagnier, S. et al. (2008) Guide des mammifères d'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et de Moyen-Orient. Delachaux et Niestlé, Paris
- Shirihai, H. & Jarrett, B. (2006) Whales, dolphins and seals: A field guide to the marine mammals of the world. A & C Black, London