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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. There are thirteen mammal species in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, of which one is endangered.

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

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: Balaenidae
    • Genus: Eubalaena
      • Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis LR/cd (Still rarer in these regions)
  • Family: Balaenopteridae
    • Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
      • Genus: Balaenoptera
        • Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis DD
        • Southern sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis schlegelii EN
        • Southern fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus quoyi EN
        • Southern blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus intermedia EN
    • Subfamily: Megapterinae
      • Genus: Megaptera
        • Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae VU
• Suborder: Odontoceti
  • Superfamily: Platanistoidea
    • Family: Phocoenidae
      • Genus: Phocoena
        • Spectacled porpoise, Phocoena dioptrica DD
    • Family: Ziphidae
      • Genus: Berardius
        • Giant beaked whale, Berardius arnuxii LR/cd
      • Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
        • Genus: Mesoplodon
          • Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi DD
    • Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
      • Genus: Cephalorhynchus
        • Commerson dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii DD
      • Genus: Lagenorhynchus
        • Hourglass dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger LR/lc
        • Peale's dolphin, Lagenorhynchus australis DD
      • Genus: Globicephala
        • Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas DD
      • Genus: Orcinus
        • Orca, Orcinus orca LR/cd

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
    • Genus: Arctophoca
      • South American fur seal, Arctophoca australis LR/lc
      • Antarctic fur seal, Arctophoca gazella LR/lc
      • Subantarctic fur seal, Arctophoca tropicalis LR/lc
  • Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
    • Genus: Hydrurga
      • Leopard seal, H. leptonyx LR/lc
    • Genus: Leptonychotes
      • Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii LR/lc
    • Genus: Lobodon
      • Crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophaga LR/lc
    • Genus: Mirounga
      • Southern elephant seal, M. leonina LC

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

• Family: Cervidae (deer)
  • Subfamily: Capreolinae
    • Genus: Rangifer
      • Reindeer, R. tarandus VU introduced, extirpated

See also

• List of chordate orders
• Lists of mammals by region
• List of prehistoric mammals
• Mammal classification
• List of mammals described in the 2000s

Notes

1. 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 Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages article was available.
2. "The Saga of the Reindeer of South Georgia Island - Atlas Obscura". 24 December 2018.

References

• "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands". 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.

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