List of marine mammals of Australia

This is the list of marine mammals found in Australian waters.[1] It is a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia.

Conservation status listed follows the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v. 2013.2; data current at 3 March 2014[2]):

EX - extinct

EW - extinct in the wild
CR - critically endangered
EN - endangered
VU - vulnerable
NT - near threatened
LC - least concern
DD - data deficient

NE - not evaluated
ExtinctionExtinctionEndangered speciesVulnerable speciesThreatened species

Cetacea

Balaenidae

Neobalaenidae

Balaenopteridae

  • Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
  • Southern minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis DD
  • Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis EN
  • Pygmy Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni DD
  • Omura's whale, Balaenoptera omurai DD
  • Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN (ssp. brevicauda - pygmy blue whale: DD, ssp. intermedia: CR)
  • Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
  • Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC (Oceania subpopulation: EN)

Delphinidae

Kogiidae


Phocoenidae

Physeteridae

Ziphiidae

Sirenia

Dugongidae

Carnivora

Pinnipedia

Otariidae

Phocidae

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See also

References

  1. Van Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) The Mammals of Australia, Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane ISBN 978-1-877069-25-3
  2. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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