List of mammals of Samoa

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Samoa. There are 9 mammal species in Samoa, of which 1 is endangered and 2 are vulnerable.^[1]

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: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
  - Genus: Pteropus
    - Samoa Flying-fox Pteropus samoensis VU
    - Insular Flying-fox Pteropus tonganus LR/lc
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
  - Genus: Myotis
    - Insular Myotis Myotis insularum DD
Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: Emballonura
  - Polynesian Sheath-tailed Bat Emballonura semicaudata EN

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: Balaenopteridae
  - Subfamily: Megapterinae
    - Genus: Megaptera
      - Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae VU
Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
  - Family: Ziphidae
    - Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
      - Genus: Mesoplodon
        Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
  - Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
    - Genus: Tursiops
      - Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus DD
    - Genus: Stenella
      - Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris LR/cd
    - Genus: Lagenodelphis
      - Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei DD

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 Samoa". 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.

List of mammals of Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

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