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List of mammals of Tokelau

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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.

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: Odontoceti
  • Family: Physeteridae
  • Genus: Physeter
  • Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus VU
  • 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
  • References

    List of mammals of Tokelau Wikipedia


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