List of mammals of Tokelau

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Tokelau. There are 4 mammal species in Tokelau, all of which are marine mammals of the order Cetacea.^[1]

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Cetacea (whales)

Spinner Dolphin

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: Odontoceti
- Family: Physeteridae
  - Genus: Physeter
    - Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus VU^[2]
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
  - Family: Ziphidae
    - Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
      - Genus: Mesoplodon
        Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris DD
        
        Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
  - Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
    - Genus: Stenella
      - Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris LR/cd
    - Genus: Feresa
      - Pygmy Killer Whale Feresa attenuata 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.
↑ http://www.pbs.org/odyssey/odyssey/20010212_log_transcript.html

References

"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Tokelau". 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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