This is a list of mammal species recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. There are seventeen mammal species in

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Svalbard and Jan Mayen ( no, Svalbard og Jan Mayen, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SJ, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SJM, ISO 3166-1 numeric: 744) is a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1 for a collective grouping of two remote jurisdictions of Norway: ...

, of which three are endangered and three are vulnerable.This list is derived from the

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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

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Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
ia (rodents)

---- Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. *Suborder: Sciurognathi ***Family: Cricetidae ****Subfamily: Arvicolinae *****Genus: '' Microtus'' ******

Southern vole The East European vole (''Microtus mystacinus'') is a species of vole (rodent) in the family Cricetidae. Distribution and habitat It is found in Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Iran, Svalbard (accidentally introduced), North Macedonia, Roman ...

, ''Microtus levis'' LC introduced

Order:
Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...
(whales)

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The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and

porpoise Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals an ...

s. 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 Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of carnivorous marine mammals of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which use keratinaceous baleen plates (or "whalebone") in their ...

**Family:

Balaenidae Balaenidae () is a family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti that contains two living genera: the right whales (genus ''Eubalaena''), and in a separate genus, the closely related bowhead whale (genus ''Balaena''). Evolutionary history Bale ...

(right whales) ***Genus: '' Balaena'' ****

Bowhead whale The bowhead whale (''Balaena mysticetus'') is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and the only living representative of the genus ''Balaena''. They are the only baleen whale endemic to the Arctic and subarctic waters, ...

, ''Balaena mysticetus'' ***Genus: '' Eubalaena'' **** North Atlantic right whale, ''Eubalaena glacialis'' **Family:

Balaenopteridae Rorquals () are the largest group of baleen whales, which comprise the family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach , and the fin wha ...

(rorquals) ***Subfamily:

Balaenopterinae Rorquals () are the largest clade, group of baleen whales, which comprise the family (biology), family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant taxon, extant species in three genus, genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the b ...

****Genus: '' Balaenoptera'' ***** Minke whale, ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'' ***** Blue whale, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' ***** Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' ***Subfamily:

Megapterinae The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh u ...

****Genus: '' Megaptera'' ***** Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' *Suborder:

Odontoceti The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species of ...

**Superfamily: Delphinoidea ***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) **** Genus: '' Lagenorhynchus'' ***** White-beaked dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus albirostris'' LC **** Genus: '' Leucopleurus'' ***** Atlantic white-sided dolphin, ''Leucopleurus acutus'' LC ****Genus: '' Orcinus'' ***** Killer whale, ''Orcinus orca'' ***Family: Monodontidae (narwhal and beluga) ****Genus: '' Monodon'' *****

Narwhal The narwhal, also known as a narwhale (''Monodon monoceros''), is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth. It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada and Russia. It is o ...

, ''Monodon monoceros'' ****Genus: '' Delphinapterus'' ***** Beluga, ''Delphinapterus leucas'' ***Family: Ziphiidae (beaked whales) ****Subfamily:

Hyperoodontinae Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-k ...

*****Genus: ''

Hyperoodon ''Hyperoodon'' (or ''Hyperoödon'') is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes ...

'' ****** Northern bottlenose whale, ''Hyperoodon ampullatus''

Order:
Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
(carnivorans)

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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 Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia (seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. ...

**Family:

Canidae Canidae (; from Latin, ''canis'', "dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). There are three subfamilies found within th ...

(dogs, foxes) ***Genus: '' Vulpes'' **** Arctic fox, ''Vulpes lagopus'' **Family: Ursidae (bears) ***Genus: ''

Ursus Ursus is Latin for bear. It may also refer to: Animals * ''Ursus'' (mammal), a genus of bears People * Ursus of Aosta, 6th-century evangelist * Ursus of Auxerre, 6th-century bishop * Ursus of Solothurn, 3rd-century martyr * Ursus (''praefectus ...

'' ****

Polar bear The polar bear (''Ursus maritimus'') is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the largest extant bear specie ...

, ''Ursus maritimus'' **Family: Odobenidae ***Genus: ''

Odobenus The walrus (''Odobenus rosmarus'') is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. The walrus is the only living species in the fa ...

'' **** Walrus, ''Odobenus rosmarus'' **Family: Phocidae (earless seals) ***Genus: '' Cystophora'' **** Hooded seal, ''Cystophora cristata'' ***Genus: ''

Erignathus The bearded seal (''Erignathus barbatus''), also called the square flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean. It gets its generic name from two Greek words (''eri'' and ''gnathos'') that refer to its h ...

'' ****

Bearded seal The bearded seal (''Erignathus barbatus''), also called the square flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean. It gets its generic name from two Greek words (''eri'' and ''gnathos'') that refer to its h ...

, ''Erignathus barbatus'' ***Genus: ''

Pagophilus The harp seal (''Pagophilus groenlandicus''), also known as Saddleback Seal or Greenland Seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Originally in the genus ''Phoca'' with a number ...

'' **** Harp seal, ''Pagophilus groenlandicus'' ***Genus: '' Phoca'' **** Harbor seal, ''Phoca vitulina'' ***Genus: '' Pusa'' **** Ringed seal, ''Pusa hispida''

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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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: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) **Subfamily: Caprinae ***Genus: ''

Ovibos The muskox (''Ovibos moschatus'', in Latin "musky sheep-ox"), also spelled musk ox and musk-ox, plural muskoxen or musk oxen (in iu, ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ, umingmak; in Woods Cree: ), is a Ungulate, hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae. Native to the ...

'' **** Muskox, ''O. moschatus'' introduced, extirpated *Family: Cervidae (deer) **Subfamily: Capreolinae ***Genus: '' Rangifer'' **** Reindeer, ''R. tarandus'' ***** Svalbard reindeer, ''R. t. platyrhynchus''

Notes

References

* * * * Aulagnier, S. et al. (2008) ''Guide des mammifères d'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et de Moyen-Orient.'' Delachaux et Niestlé, Paris * Shirihai, H. & Jarrett, B. (2006) ''Whales, Dolphins and Seals: A Field Guide to the Marine Mammals of the World''. A & C Black, London {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mammals Of Svalbard And Jan Mayen Mammals, Svalbard Svalbard and Jan Mayen Mammals Fauna of Svalbard Jan Mayen

Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...

Order: Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...ia (rodents)

Order: Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ... (whales)

Order: Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ... (carnivorans)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

See also

Notes

References

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
ia (rodents)

Order:
Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...
(whales)

Order:
Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
(carnivorans)