This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Faroe Islands. There are eleven mammal species in the Faroe Islands, of which two are endangered and two are vulnerable.
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 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
North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis EN
Family: Balaenopteridae
Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Monodontidae
Genus: Delphinapterus
Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas VU
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Phocoena
Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena VU
Family: Ziphidae
Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Hyperoodon
Bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus LR/cd
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Lagenorhynchus
Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus LR/lc
White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris LR/lc
Genus: Orcinus
Orca, Orcinus orca LR/cd
Genus: Globicephala
Pilot whale, Globicephala melas LR/lc
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: Vulpes
Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC
Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus: Halichoerus
Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus LR/lc
