Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

List of mammals of the Marshall Islands

This is a list of mammals of the Marshall Islands. There is one land mammal, the Polynesian rat. There are 27 marine mammals, one of which has been classified as vulnerable, the humpback whale.[1]

Land animals

The only extant land mammal species aside from humans on the islands is the Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans).

Marine mammals

The 27 marine animals consist mostly of whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

Whales

Spinner dolphin

Whales include the humpback whale, ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Blainville's beaked whale,[1] blue whale, sei whale, fin whale, and sperm whale.[2]

Dolphins

Dolphins include the spinner dolphin, Fraser's dolphin, long-beaked common dolphin, and pygmy killer whale.[1]

Notes

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