List of mammals of Wallis and Futuna
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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Wallis and Futuna. There are five mammal species in Wallis and Futuna, all of which are marine mammals of the order Cetacea.[1]
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
| LC | Least concern | There are no current identifiable risks to the species. |
| DD | Data deficient | There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species. |
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: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Ziphidae
- Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD
- Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: Stenella
- Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris LR/cd
- Genus: Lagenodelphis
- Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
- Genus: Feresa
- Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
- Genus: Stenella
- Family: Ziphidae
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea