This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Falkland Islands. There are 28 mammal species in the Falkland Islands, of which 0 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 2 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened. 1 of the species listed for the Falkland Islands is 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:
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: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
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: Balaenidae
Genus: Eubalaena
Southern right whale Eubalaena australis LR/cd
Family: Balaenopteridae
Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis EN
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus EN
Subfamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae VU
Family: Neobalaenidae
Genus: Caperea
Pygmy right whale Caperea marginata LR/lc
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Phocoena
Spectacled porpoise Phocoena dioptrica DD
Family: Physeteridae
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus VU
Family: Ziphidae
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris DD
Genus: Berardius
Arnoux's beaked whale Berardius arnuxii DD
Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Hyperoodon
Southern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon planifrons LC
Genus: Mesoplodon
Gray's beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi DD
Hector's beaked whale Mesoplodon hectori DD
Layard's beaked whale Mesoplodon layardii DD
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Cephalorhynchus
Commerson's dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii DD
Genus: Lagenorhynchus
Peale's dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis DD
Hourglass dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger LR/lc
Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus DD
Genus: Lissodelphis
Southern right whale dolphin Lissodelphis peronii DD
Genus: Orcinus
Orca Orcinus orca LR/cd
Genus: Globicephala
Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas DD
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus: Dusicyon
Falkland Island wolf Dusicyon australis EX
Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
Genus: Arctocephalus
South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis LR/lc
Genus: Otaria
South American sea lion Otaria flavescens LR/lc
Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus: Hydrurga
Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx LR/lc
Genus: Leptonychotes
Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii LR/lc
Genus: Lobodon
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophagus LR/lc
Genus: Mirounga
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina LR/lc
