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List of mammals of Fiji

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Fiji. There are fifteen mammal species in Fiji, of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, and three are vulnerable.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.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: [[Carnivora]] (carnivorans)

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Family: Herpestidae
- Genus: Urva
  - Indian brown mongoose, U. fusca, , introduced
  - Small Indian mongoose, U. auropunctata introduced

Order: [[Chiroptera]] (bats)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
  - Genus: Mirimiri
    - Fijian monkey-faced bat, Mirimiri acrodonta
  - Genus: Pteropus
    - Samoa flying-fox, Pteropus samoensis
    - Insular flying-fox, Pteropus tonganus
- Subfamily: Macroglossinae
  - Genus: Notopteris
    - Long-tailed fruit bat, Notopteris macdonaldi
Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Chaerephon
  - Chaerephon bregullae
Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: Emballonura
  - Polynesian sheath-tailed bat, Emballonura semicaudata

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: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenopteridae
  - Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
    - Genus: Balaenoptera
      - Dwarf minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
      - Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni
      - Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
      - Pygmy blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus intermedia
  - Subfamily: Megapterinae
    - Genus: Megaptera
      - Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Suborder: Odontoceti
- Family Physeteridae (sperm whales)
  - Genus: Physeter
    - Sperm whale, Physeter catodon
  - Family: Kogiidae
    - Genus: Kogia
      - Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
  - Family: Ziphidae
    - Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
      - Genus: Mesoplodon
        
        Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris
        
        Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens
        
        Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori
  - Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
    - Genus: Stenella
      - Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
    - Genus: Lagenodelphis
      - Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
    - Genus: Feresa
      - Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata

Notes

References

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References

(9 July 2010). "New species of mongoose in Fiji !!".
Jennings, A.. (2016). "''Herpestes auropunctatus''".
[https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/sneaky-minke/ Sneaky Minke]
[http://www.owlfiji.com/finwhale.htm Finwhale in the Fiji Islands (''Balaenoptera physalus'')]
[http://www.owlfiji.com/whalesanctuary.htm The Fiji Islands Whale Sanctuary]

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