List of mammals of French Polynesia

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in French Polynesia. There are twelve mammal species in French Polynesia, of which two are endangered and one is vulnerable.[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.

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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.

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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: Cetacea (whales)

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Bryde's whale Melon-headed whale Humpback whale

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: Balaenopterinae
* Genus: Balaenoptera
* Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LR/nt
* Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni DD
* Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN
* Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
* Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
* Suborder: Odontoceti
* Superfamily: Platanistoidea
* Family: Physeteridae
* Genus: Physeter
* Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU
* Family: Kogiidae
* Genus: Kogia
* Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima LR/lc
* Family: Ziphidae
* Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
* Genus: Mesoplodon
* Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
* Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
* Genus: Steno
* Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
* Genus: Stenella
* Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris LR/cd
* Genus: Lagenodelphis
* Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
* Genus: Peponocephala
* Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra LR/lc
* Genus: Feresa
* Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD

## See also

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* List of chordate orders
* Lists of mammals by region
* List of prehistoric mammals
* Mammal classification
* List of mammals described in the 2000s

## Notes

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1. ^ 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

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* "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.

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