List of mammals of the Solomon Islands
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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Solomon Islands. There are 57 mammal species in the Solomon Islands
, of which 4 are critically endangered, 1 is endangered, 15 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened.
3 of the species listed for the Solomon Islands are considered to be extinct.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN
:
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:
Order: Sirenia
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Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.
Order: Rodent
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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisor
s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara
can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
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.
Order: Cetacea
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The order Cetacea includes whale
s, dolphin
s and porpoise
s. 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.
Order: Diprotodontia
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Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120 marsupial
mammals including the kangaroo
s, wallabies
, possum
s, koala
, wombat
s, and many others. They are restricted to Australasia
.
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, of which 4 are critically endangered, 1 is endangered, 15 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened.
3 of the species listed for the Solomon Islands are considered to be extinct.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN
World Conservation Union
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to finding "pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges." The organization publishes the IUCN Red List, compiling information from a network of...
:
| 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. |
Order: SireniaSireniaSirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. Four species are living, in two families and genera. These are the dugong and manatees...
(manatees and dugongs)
----- Family: DugongidaeDugongidaeDugongidae is a family in the order of Sirenia.The family has one surviving species, the Dugong , one recently extinct species, the Steller's Sea Cow , and a number of extinct genera known from the fossil record....
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- Genus: DugongDugongThe dugong is a large marine mammal which, together with the manatees, is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow , was hunted to extinction in the 18th century...
- DugongDugongThe dugong is a large marine mammal which, together with the manatees, is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow , was hunted to extinction in the 18th century...
Dugong dugon VU
- Dugong
- Genus: Dugong
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Order: RodentRodentRodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
ia (rodents)
----Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisor
Incisor
Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and mandible below.-Function:...
s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara
Capybara
The capybara , also known as capivara in Portuguese, and capibara, chigüire in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador ronsoco in Peru, chigüiro, and carpincho in Spanish, is the largest living rodent in the world. Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs...
can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
- Suborder: MyomorphaMyomorphaSuborder Myomorpha contains 1,137 species of mouse-like rodents, nearly a quarter of all mammal species. Included are mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings and voles. They are grouped according to the structure of the jaw and the structure of the molar teeth. Both their medial and lateral...
- Family: MuridaeMuridaeMuridae is the largest family of mammals. It contains over 600 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. They have been introduced worldwide. The group includes true mice and rats, gerbils, and relatives....
(mice, rats, gerbils, etc.)- Subfamily: MurinaeMurinaeThe Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. This subfamily is larger than all mammal families except the Cricetidae and Muridae, and is larger than all mammal orders except the bats and the remainder of the...
- Genus: Rattus
- Spiny rat Rattus praetor LR/lc
- Genus: SolomysSolomysSolomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.It contains the following species:* Poncelet's Giant Rat * Florida Naked-tailed Rat * Bougainville Naked-tailed Rat...
- Poncelet's Naked-tailed Rat Solomys ponceleti EN
- Florida Naked-tailed RatFlorida Naked-tailed RatThe Florida Naked-tailed Rat is a poorly known and possible extinct species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was confined to the Nggela Islands in the Solomon Islands...
Solomys salamonis VU - Bougainville Naked-tailed RatBougainville Naked-tailed RatThe Bougainville Naked-tailed Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
Solomys salebrosus LR/nt - Isabel Naked-tailed RatIsabel Naked-tailed RatThe Isabel Naked-tailed Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only on the island of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
Solomys sapientis VU
- Genus: UromysUromysThe giant naked-tailed rats, genus Uromys, are a group of Old World rats from Australia, New Guinea, Guadalcanal and nearby islands.-Species:Genus Uromys - giant naked-tailed rats*Giant Naked-tailed Rat, Uromys anak Thomas, 1907...
- Emperor RatEmperor RatThe Emperor Rart is an extinct species of rodent in the family Muridae.It was found only in Solomon Islands. Or, William Harris.-References:* Gippoliti, S. 2002. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
Uromys imperator EX - Guadalcanal RatGuadalcanal RatThe Guadalcanal Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It was found only in the Solomon Islands. Since this species was collected between 1886 and 1888 it has not been seen again.. It is possibly extinct.-References:...
Uromys porculus EX - King RatUromys rexThe King Rat is a species of giant naked-tailed rat, rodents in the family Muridae endemic to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. It is found in the Poha valley on Guadalcanal in the Solomons. It lives in trees. It is larger than Uromys porculus but smaller than Uromys imperator....
Uromys rex CR
- Emperor Rat
- Genus: Rattus
- Subfamily: Murinae
- Family: Muridae
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: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
- Subfamily: PteropodinaePteropodinaePteropodinae is a subfamily of megabats. Species within this subfamily are:Subfamily Pteropodinae* Genus Acerodon**Sulawesi Flying Fox, Acerodon celebensis**Talaud Flying Fox, Acerodon humilis...
- Genus: DobsoniaDobsoniaDobsonia is a genus of megabat in the Pteropodidae family.It contains the following 13 species :Genus Dobsonia* Andersen's Naked-backed Fruit Bat, Dobsonia anderseni* Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat, Dobsonia beauforti...
- Solomon's Naked-backed Fruit BatSolomon's Naked-backed Fruit BatThe Solomon's Naked-backed Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
Dobsonia inermis LR/lc
- Solomon's Naked-backed Fruit Bat
- Genus: NyctimeneNyctimene (genus)Nyctimene is a genus of megabats in the Pteropodidae family. They are distributed in the central Philippines, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the north eastern tip of Queensland, Australia.It contains these species:Genus Nyctimene...
- Common Tube-nosed Fruit BatCommon Tube-nosed Fruit BatThe Common Tube-nosed Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.-References:...
Nyctimene albiventer LR/lc - Island Tube-nosed Fruit BatIsland Tube-nosed Fruit BatThe Island Tube-nosed Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands....
Nyctimene major LR/lc - Malaita Tube-nosed Fruit BatMalaita Tube-nosed Fruit BatThe Malaita Tube-nosed Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
Nyctimene malaitensis VU - Nendo Tube-nosed Fruit BatNendo Tube-nosed Fruit BatThe Nendo or Santa Cruz Tube-nosed Fruit Bat is an extinct megabat from the Santa Cruz Group of the Solomon Islands, near the eastern limit of the distribution of tube-nosed fruit bats. It had tube-like nostrils and had a wingspan of about 40 cm.The last record was from the island of Nendo in 1907...
Nyctimene sanctacrucis EX - Umboi Tube-nosed Fruit BatUmboi Tube-nosed Fruit BatThe Umboi Tube-nosed Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
Nyctimene vizcaccia LR/lc
- Common Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
- Genus: PteralopexPteralopexPteralopex is a genus of large megabats in the Pteropodidae family. They are restricted to Solomon Islands rain forests in Melanesia, and all species are seriously threatened, being rated as either endangered or critically endangered by IUCN. Two species, P. taki and P...
- Bougainville monkey-faced batBougainville Monkey-faced BatThe Bougainville monkey-faced bat is a megabat found only on islands of Bougainville and Choiseul in Melanesia. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and human disturbance....
Pteralopex anceps CR - Guadalcanal monkey-faced batGuadalcanal Monkey-faced BatThe Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands. It is listed as a critically endangered species....
Pteralopex atrata CR - Montane monkey-faced batMontane Monkey-faced BatThe Montane monkey-faced bat is a megabat endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is listed as a critically endangered species....
Pteralopex pulchra CR - New Georgian Monkey-faced BatNew Georgian Monkey-faced BatThe New Georgian Monkey-faced Bat is a recently described species of megabat endemic to the Solomon Islands, more specifically New Georgia island and Vangunu island. It is presumably extinct on Kolombangara island, and remaining population on other islands are threatened by habitat loss and...
Pteralopex taki NE
- Bougainville monkey-faced bat
- Genus: PteropusPteropusBats of the genus Pteropus, belonging to the megabat or Megachiroptera sub-order, are the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as the fruit bats or flying foxes among other colloquial names...
- Admiralty Flying-foxAdmiralty Flying-foxThe Admiralty Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
Pteropus admiralitatum LR/lc - Ontong Java Flying FoxOntong Java Flying FoxThe Ontong Java Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded...
Pteropus howensis VU - Small Flying-foxSmall Flying-foxThe Small Flying Fox or Variable Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996....
Pteropus hypomelanus LR/lc - Lesser Flying-foxLesser Flying-foxThe Lesser Flying Fox or Sanborn's Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.-Source:...
Pteropus mahaganus VU - Temotu Flying FoxTemotu Flying FoxThe Temotu Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
Pteropus nitendiensis VU - Solomons Flying-foxSolomons Flying-foxThe Solomons Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
Pteropus rayneri LR/lc - Santa Cruz Flying FoxSanta Cruz Flying FoxThe Santa Cruz Flying Fox is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
Pteropus sanctacrucis VU - Insular Flying-foxInsular Flying-foxThe Insular Flying Fox or Pacific Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.-References:* Hamilton, S. & Helgen, K. 2008. . Downloaded...
Pteropus tonganus LR/lc - Vanikoro Flying FoxVanikoro Flying FoxThe Vanikoro Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
Pteropus tuberculatus VU - Dwarf Flying FoxDwarf Flying FoxThe Dwarf Flying Fox, Least Flying-fox, or Least Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:...
Pteropus woodfordi LR/lc
- Admiralty Flying-fox
- Genus: Dobsonia
- Subfamily: Macroglossinae
- Genus: MacroglossusMacroglossusThe Long-tongued Nectar Bat is a species of megabat. M. minimus is one of the smallest species in the family Pteropodidae with an average length of 60 - 85 mm. They have a reddish brown colouring with relatively long hair compared to the other species...
- Macroglossus minimus LR/lc
- Genus: MelonycterisMelonycterisMelonycteris is a genus of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. Members are found in the Solomon Islands or in the case of the Black-bellied Fruit Bat, in Papua New Guinea.It contains the following species:Genus Melonycteris...
- Orange Fruit BatOrange Fruit BatThe Orange Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is now considered the same species as Woodford's Fruit Bat. "Taxonomic Notes: The species Melonycteris aurantius was synonymized with this species."-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist...
Melonycteris aurantius VU - Melonycteris fardoulisiMelonycteris fardoulisiMelonycteris fardoulisi, sometimes called Fardoulis' Blossom Bat, is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996....
VU - Woodford's Fruit BatWoodford's Fruit BatWoodford's Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. The Orange Fruit Bat has now been equated with this species....
Melonycteris woodfordi LR/lc
- Orange Fruit Bat
- Genus: Macroglossus
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Genus: Myotis
- Large-footed BatLarge-footed BatThe Large-Footed Bat, Large-Footed Mouse-Eared Bat or Large-footed Myotis is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family....
Myotis adversus LR/lc
- Large-footed Bat
- Genus: Myotis
- Subfamily: VespertilioninaeVespertilioninaeVespertilioninae is a subfamily of Vesper Bats from the family Vespertilionidae.-Classification:Subfamily Vespertilioninae*Tribe Eptesicini**Genus Arielulus***Collared Pipistrelle, Arielulus aureocollaris...
- Genus: PipistrellusPipistrellusPipistrellus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word Pipistrello, meaning "bat"....
- Angulate PipistrelleAngulate PipistrelleThe Angulate Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
Pipistrellus angulatus LR/lc
- Angulate Pipistrelle
- Genus: Pipistrellus
- Subfamily: Miniopterinae
- Genus: MiniopterusMiniopterusMiniopterus is a genus of bats and the only genus of the family Miniopteridae. The genus was previously placed in its own subfamily, Miniopterinae, of the vesper bat family, but is now classified in its own family....
- Intermediate Long-fingered BatIntermediate Long-fingered BatThe Intermediate Long-Fingered Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries:Native: Indonesia , Malaysia and Thailand....
Miniopterus medius LR/lc - Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus schreibersii LC
- Great Bent-winged BatGreat Bent-winged BatThe Great Bent-Winged Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.-References:...
Miniopterus tristis LR/lc
- Intermediate Long-fingered Bat
- Genus: Miniopterus
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: ChaerephonChaerephonChaerephon , of the Athenian deme Sphettus, was a loyal friend and follower of Socrates. He is known only through brief descriptions by classical writers and was "an unusual man by all accounts", though a man of loyal democratic values.-Life:...
- Chaerephon solomonisChaerephon solomonisThe Solomons Mastiff Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
LR/nt
- Chaerephon solomonis
- Genus: Chaerephon
- Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: EmballonuraEmballonuraEmballonura is a genus of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It contains the following species:* Small Asian Sheath-tailed Bat * Peters's Sheath-tailed Bat...
- Large-eared Sheath-tailed BatLarge-Eared Sheath-Tailed BatThe Large-eared Sheath-tailed Bat is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Emballonura dianae VU - Raffray's Sheath-tailed BatRaffray's Sheath-Tailed BatRaffray's Sheath-tailed Bat is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands....
Emballonura raffrayana LR/nt
- Large-eared Sheath-tailed Bat
- Genus: Mosia
- Dark Sheath-tailed BatDark Sheath-tailed BatThe Dark Sheath-tailed Bat is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is the only species in the genus Mosia.It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.-References:...
Mosia nigrescens LR/lc
- Dark Sheath-tailed Bat
- Genus: SaccolaimusSaccolaimusSaccolaimus is a genus of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It contains the following species:* Yellow-Bellied Pouched Bat * Troughton's Pouched Bat...
- Naked-rumped Pouched BatNaked-rumped Pouched BatThe Naked-rumped Pouched Bat is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and possibly Myanmar.- Description :S. saccolaimus or T...
Saccolaimus saccolaimus LR/lc
- Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
- Genus: Emballonura
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: HipposiderinaeHipposiderinaeHipposideridae is a family of bats commonly known as the "Old World Leaf-nosed Bats". While it has often been seen as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own family...
- Genus: Anthops
- Flower-faced BatFlower-faced BatThe Flower-faced Bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is in the monotypic genus Anthops. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.-References:...
Anthops ornatus VU
- Flower-faced Bat
- Genus: AselliscusAselliscusAselliscus is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae.It contains the following species:* Stoliczka's Trident Bat * Temminck's Trident Bat -References:...
- Temminck's Trident BatTemminck's Trident BatTemminck's Trident Bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.-References:...
Aselliscus tricuspidatus LR/lc
- Temminck's Trident Bat
- Genus: HipposiderosHipposiderosHipposideros is a one of the most diverse genera of bats with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament...
- Spurred Roundleaf BatSpurred Roundleaf BatThe Spurred Roundleaf Bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands....
Hipposideros calcaratus LR/lc - Hipposideros demissusHipposideros demissusHipposideros demissus is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
VU - Fierce Roundleaf BatFierce Roundleaf BatThe Fierce Roundleaf Bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
Hipposideros dinops LR/nt
- Spurred Roundleaf Bat
- Genus: Anthops
- Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
Order: CetaceaCetaceaThe order Cetacea includes the marine mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek , meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea...
(whales)
----Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
s, dolphin
Dolphin
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...
s and porpoise
Porpoise
Porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen...
s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic
Aquatic adaptation
Several animal groups have undergone aquatic adaptation, going from being purely terrestrial animals to living at least part of the time in water. The adaptations in early speciation tend to develop as the animal ventures into water in order to find available food. As successive generations spend...
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: Balaenopteridae
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Genus: BalaenopteraBalaenopteraBalaenoptera is a genus of Balaenopteridae, the Rorqual whales, and contains eight species. The species Balaenoptera omurai was published in 2003...
- Bryde's WhaleBryde's WhaleBryde's whales are baleen whales, one of the "great whales" or rorquals. They prefer tropical and temperate waters over the polar seas that other whales in their family frequent. They are largely coastal rather than pelagic. Bryde's whales are very similar in appearance to sei whales and almost as...
Balaenoptera edeni DD
- Bryde's Whale
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Subfamily: Megapterinae
- Genus: Megaptera
- Humpback WhaleHumpback WhaleThe humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from and weigh approximately . The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with unusually long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is an acrobatic animal, often breaching and slapping the...
Megaptera novaeangliae VU
- Humpback Whale
- Genus: Megaptera
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Ziphidae
- Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Blainville's Beaked WhaleBlainville's Beaked WhaleBlainville's beaked whale , or the dense-beaked whale, is the widest ranging mesoplodont whale and perhaps the most documented. Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw—the heaviest bone he had ever come across—which resulted in the name densirostris...
Mesoplodon densirostris DD
- Blainville's Beaked Whale
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: StenellaStenellaStenella is a genus of aquatic mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins.Currently five species are recognised in this genus:*Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, S. attenuata*Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, S. frontalis...
- Pantropical Spotted DolphinPantropical Spotted DolphinThe Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse seines...
Stenella attenuata LR/cd - Striped DolphinStriped DolphinThe Striped Dolphin is an extensively studied dolphin that is found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans.-Taxonomy:...
Stenella coeruleoalba LR/cd - Spinner DolphinSpinner DolphinThe Spinner Dolphin is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which they spin longitudinally along their axis as they leap through the air.-Taxonomy:...
Stenella longirostris LR/cd
- Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
- Genus: Lagenodelphis
- Fraser's DolphinFraser's DolphinFraser's Dolphin or Sarawak Dolphin is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.-Taxonomy:...
Lagenodelphis hosei DD
- Fraser's Dolphin
- Genus: Grampus
- Risso's DolphinRisso's DolphinRisso's dolphin is the only species of dolphin in the genus Grampus.-Taxonomy:Risso's dolphin is named after Antoine Risso, whose description formed the basis of the first public description of the animal, by Georges Cuvier, in 1812...
Grampus griseus DD
- Risso's Dolphin
- Genus: Feresa
- Pygmy Killer WhalePygmy Killer WhaleThe pygmy killer whale is a small, rarely seen cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family . It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the orca It is the smallest species that has "whale" in its common name. In fact, "killer" may be more apt in the case of the pygmy...
Feresa attenuata DD
- Pygmy Killer Whale
- Genus: Stenella
- Family: Ziphidae
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Order: DiprotodontiaDiprotodontiaDiprotodontia is a large order of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the rhinoceros-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion"....
(kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and allies)
----Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120 marsupial
Marsupial
Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals, characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young. Close to 70% of the 334 extant species occur in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands, with the remaining 100 found in the Americas, primarily in South America, but with thirteen in Central...
mammals including the kangaroo
Kangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
s, wallabies
Wallaby
A wallaby is any of about thirty species of macropod . It is an informal designation generally used for any macropod that is smaller than a kangaroo or wallaroo that has not been given some other name.-Overview:...
, possum
Possum
A possum is any of about 70 small to medium-sized arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi .Possums are quadrupedal diprotodont marsupials with long tails...
s, koala
Koala
The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
, wombat
Wombat
Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately in length with a short, stubby tail. They are adaptable in their habitat tolerances, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as...
s, and many others. They are restricted to Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
.
- Suborder: Phalangeriformes
- Superfamily: Phalangeroidea
- Family: PhalangeridaePhalangeridaePhalangeridae is a family of nocturnal marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including the cuscuses, brushtail possums, and their close relatives...
(phalangers)- Subfamily: Phalangerinae
- Tribe: Phalangerini
- Genus: PhalangerPhalangerPhalanger, from the Greek Phalangion, meaning spider's web, from their webbed toes is a genus of possum. They are marsupials of the family Phalangeridae...
- Southern Common CuscusSouthern Common CuscusThe Southern Common Cuscus is also known as Australian Cuscus, Grey Cuscus, Grey Phalanger, and To-ili. An arboreal marsupial, it is endemic to Australia , southern New Guinea and possibly the Aru Islands. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with P. intercastellanus, and before that also...
Phalanger orientalis LR/lc
- Southern Common Cuscus
- Genus: Phalanger
- Tribe: Phalangerini
- Subfamily: Phalangerinae
- Family: Phalangeridae
- Superfamily: Phalangeroidea
See also
- List of chordate orders
- List of regional mammals lists
- List of prehistoric mammals
- Mammal classificationMammal classificationMammalia is a class of animal within the Phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carolus Linnaeus initially defined the class. Many earlier ideas have been completely abandoned by modern taxonomists, among these are the idea that bats are related to birds...
- New mammal species