This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Solomon Islands archipelago. The geographical area covered by this article refers to the archipelago of the Solomon Islands, which includes

Bougainville Island Bougainville Island (Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil'') is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. It was previously the main landmass in the German Empire-associated North Solomons. Its land area is ...

, a province of

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

, as well as the group of islands that make up the nation state of

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...

. Within this area there are sixty-three mammal species of which four are critically endangered, one is endangered, and fifteen are vulnerable. Three of the species listed for the Solomon Islands are considered to be extinct.This list is derived from the

IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...

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 marine mammals of the 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 ...

that have been identified in the Pacific is described in the literature review by Miller (2006) and by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). A revision of the list of cetaceans reported in the ocean surrounding the Solomon Islands was carried by Miller (2009). The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered. *Family:

Dugongidae Dugongidae is a family in the order of Sirenia. The family has one surviving species, the dugong (''Dugong dugon''), one recently extinct species, Steller's sea cow (''Hydrodamalis gigas''), and a number of extinct genera known from fossil rec ...

**Genus: '' Dugong'' *** Dugong, ''Dugong dugon'' VU

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% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the

capybara The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...

can weigh up to . *Suborder:

Myomorpha The suborder Myomorpha contains 1,524 species of mouse-like rodents, nearly a quarter of all mammal species. Included are mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings, and voles. They are grouped according to the structure of their jaws and molar ...

**Family:

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

(mice, rats, gerbils, etc.) ***Subfamily: Murinae ****Genus: ''

Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...

'' ***** Spiny rat, ''Rattus praetor'' LC ****Genus: '' Solomys'' *****

Poncelet's naked-tailed rat Poncelet's giant rat or Poncelet's naked-tailed rat (''Solomys ponceleti'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major isl ...

, ''Solomys ponceleti'' EN ***** Florida naked-tailed rat, ''Solomys salamonis'' VU ***** Bougainville naked-tailed rat, ''Solomys salebrosus'' EN ***** Isabel naked-tailed rat, ''Solomys sapientis'' VU ****Genus: '' Uromys'' ***** Emperor rat, ''Uromys imperator'' EX ***** Guadalcanal rat, ''Uromys porculus'' EX ***** King rat, ''Uromys rex'' CR

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. *Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats) **Subfamily: Pteropodinae ***Genus: '' Dobsonia'' ****

Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat The Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat (''Dobsonia inermis'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller ...

, ''Dobsonia inermis'' LC ***Genus: '' Nyctimene'' ****

Common tube-nosed fruit bat The common tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene albiventer'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found at islands north of Australia, and in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands. Taxonomy T ...

, ''Nyctimene albiventer'' LC ****

Island tube-nosed fruit bat The island tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene major'') is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over ...

, ''Nyctimene major'' LC ****

Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat The Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene malaitensis'') is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic only to the islands of Malaita and Makira (formerly known as San Cristóbal) in the Solomon Islands Solomon Isla ...

, ''Nyctimene malaitensis'' VU ****

Nendo tube-nosed fruit bat The Nendo or Santa Cruz tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene sanctacrucis'') is a megabat from the Santa Cruz Group of the Solomon Islands, near the eastern limit of the distribution of tube-nosed fruit bats. It has tube-like nostrils and a wingsp ...

, ''Nyctimene sanctacrucis'' EX ****

Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat The Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene vizcaccia'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands an ...

, ''Nyctimene vizcaccia'' LC ***Genus: '' Pteralopex'' **** Bougainville monkey-faced bat, ''Pteralopex anceps'' CR **** Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat, ''Pteralopex atrata'' CR **** Montane monkey-faced bat, ''Pteralopex pulchra'' CR **** New Georgian monkey-faced bat, ''Pteralopex taki'' EN ***Genus: '' Pteropus'' ****

Admiralty flying-fox The Admiralty flying fox (''Pteropus admiralitatum'') is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae, the megabats. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Taxonomy and etymology It was described by British zoologist Old ...

, ''Pteropus admiralitatum'' LC ****

Ontong Java flying fox The Ontong Java flying fox (''Pteropus howensis'') is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropi ...

, ''Pteropus howensis'' VU ****

Small flying-fox The small flying fox, island flying fox or variable flying fox (''Pteropus hypomelanus'') is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, th ...

, ''Pteropus hypomelanus'' LC **** Lesser flying-fox, ''Pteropus mahaganus'' VU ****

Temotu flying fox The Temotu flying fox (''Pteropus nitendiensis'') is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is threatened by habitat destruction due to subsistence agricultural practices, as well as natural ...

, ''Pteropus nitendiensis'' VU **** Solomons flying-fox, ''Pteropus rayneri'' NT **** Santa Cruz flying fox, ''Pteropus sanctacrucis'' VU ****

Insular flying-fox The insular flying fox or Pacific flying fox (''Pteropus tonganus'') is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is geographically widespread, the most widespread flying fox in the Pacific: it is found in American Samoa, the Cook I ...

, ''Pteropus tonganus'' LC ****

Vanikoro flying fox The Vanikoro flying fox (''Pteropus tuberculatus''), also known locally as the basapine, is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It has only been found in the Vanikoro island group located in the southern Solomon Islands. The species a ...

, ''Pteropus tuberculatus'' VU ****

Dwarf flying fox The dwarf flying fox, least flying fox, or least fruit bat (''Pteropus woodfordi'') is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is threatened by deforestation Deforestation or forest ...

, ''Pteropus woodfordi'' VU **Subfamily: Macroglossinae ***Genus: ''

Macroglossus ''Macroglossus'' (nectar bat) is a genus of megabats (family Pteropodidae) found in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It has two species: * Long-tongued nectar bat, ''Macroglossus minimus'' *Long-tongued fruit bat The long-tongued fruit bat (''M ...

'' ****

Long-tongued nectar bat The long-tongued nectar bat (''Macroglossus minimus''), also known as the northern blossom bat, honey nectar bat, least blossom-bat, dagger-toothed long-nosed fruit bat, and lesser long-tongued fruit bat, is a species of megabat. ''M. minimus'' is ...

, ''Macroglossus minimus'' LC ***Genus: '' Melonycteris'' **** Orange fruit bat, ''Melonycteris aurantius'' VU **** Fardoulis's blossom bat, ''Melonycteris fardoulisi'' VU **** Woodford's fruit bat, ''Melonycteris woodfordi'' LC *Family: Vespertilionidae **Subfamily:

Myotinae Myotinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. It contains three genera: ''Eudiscopus'', '' Myotis'', and ''Submyotodon''. Before the description of ''Submyotodon'' and analysis of its phylogenetics, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of ''Eudiscopus'', ...

***Genus: '' Myotis'' ****

Large-footed bat The large-footed bat, large-footed mouse-eared bat, or large-footed myotis (''Myotis adversus'') is a species of vesper bat (family Vespertilionidae). It can be found in the following countries: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea ...

, ''Myotis adversus'' LC **Subfamily:

Vespertilioninae The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae. Classification Subfamily Vespertilioninae *Tribe Antrozoini **Genus '' Antrozous'' *** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' **Genus '' Bauerus'' *** Van Geld ...

***Genus: ''

Pipistrellus ''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian language, Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the ge ...

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Angulate pipistrelle The angulate pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus angulatus''), also known as the New Guinea pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Identification This species is virtually identical in appearance to the ...

, ''Pipistrellus angulatus'' LC **Subfamily:

Miniopterinae ''Miniopterus'', known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The genus ...

***Genus: '' Miniopterus'' ****

Intermediate long-fingered bat The intermediate long-fingered bat (''Miniopterus medius'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae. It can be found in Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Sulawesi), Malaysia, and Thailand and possibly also in Papua New Guinea and the ...

, ''Miniopterus medius'' LC ****

Schreibers' long-fingered bat The common bent-wing bat (''Miniopterus schreibersii''), also known as the Schreibers's long-fingered bat or Schreibers's bat, is a species of insectivorous bat. They appear to have dispersed from a subtropical origin and distributed throughout ...

, ''Miniopterus schreibersii'' LC ****

Great bent-winged bat The great bent-winged bat (''Miniopterus tristis'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae. It can be found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republ ...

, ''Miniopterus tristis'' LC *Family: Molossidae **Genus: '' Chaerephon'' *** Solomons mastiff bat, ''Chaerephon solomonis'' LC *Family: Emballonuridae **Genus: '' Emballonura'' ***

Large-eared sheath-tailed bat The large-eared sheath-tailed bat (''Emballonura dianae'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major ...

, ''Emballonura dianae'' VU ***

Raffray's sheath-tailed bat Raffray's sheath-tailed bat (''Emballonura raffrayana'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in eastern Indonesia (including Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands Solomon Isla ...

, ''Emballonura raffrayana'' LC **Genus: ''

Mosia The dark sheath-tailed bat (''Mosia nigrescens'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Mosia''. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands Solomon I ...

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Dark sheath-tailed bat The dark sheath-tailed bat (''Mosia nigrescens'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Mosia''. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. References ...

, ''Mosia nigrescens'' LC **Genus: '' Saccolaimus'' ***

Naked-rumped pouched bat The naked-rumped pouched bat (''Saccolaimus saccolaimus''), also known as the pouched tomb bat, is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. Taxonomy Described in 1838 by Coenraad Temminck. the author assigned the species to a ne ...

, ''Saccolaimus saccolaimus'' LC *Family: Rhinolophidae **Subfamily:

Hipposiderinae The Hipposideridae are a family of bats commonly known as the Old World leaf-nosed bats. While it has often been seen as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own family.Simmons, 20 ...

***Genus: ''

Anthops The flower-faced bat (''Anthops ornatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is in the monotypic genus ''Anthops''. It is found in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea and in the Solomon Islands So ...

'' **** Flower-faced bat, ''Anthops ornatus'' VU ***Genus: ''

Aselliscus ''Aselliscus'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. , it contains the following species: * Stoliczka's trident bat Stoliczka's trident bat (''Aselliscus stoliczkanus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found ...

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Temminck's trident bat Temminck's trident bat (''Aselliscus tricuspidatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (fren ...

, ''Aselliscus tricuspidatus'' LC ***Genus: '' Hipposideros'' **** Spurred roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros calcaratus'' LC **** Makira roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros demissus'' VU ****

Fierce roundleaf bat The fierce roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros dinops'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands ...

, ''Hipposideros dinops'' DD

Order: Diprotodontia (marsupials)

The Diprotodontia are an order of about 125 species of marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. *Suborder: Phalangeriformes **Family: Phalangeridae ***Genus: '' Phalanger'' ****

Northern common cuscus The northern common cuscus (''Phalanger orientalis''), also known as the gray cuscus, is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae native to northern New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands, but is now also found in the Bismarck Archipel ...

, ''Phalanger orientalis'' LC (Introduced) ***Genus: '' Spilocuscus'' ****

Common spotted cuscus The common spotted cuscus (''Spilocuscus maculatus''), also known as the white cuscus, is a cuscus, a marsupial that lives in the Cape York region of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Names It is known as aklang or gabi in the ...

, ''Spilocuscus maculatus'' LC **Family:

Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheiridae is a family of arboreal marsupials containing 17 extant species of ringtailed possums and close relatives. They are found in forested areas and shrublands throughout Australia and New Guinea. Characteristics Physically, they app ...

***Genus: ''

Pseudochirulus Slender ringtail possum or Small ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus''), also known as the ringtail possum, is a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. ''Pseudochirulus'' l ...

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Lowland ringtail possum The lowland ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus canescens'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua N ...

, ''Pseudochirulus canescens'' LC ***Genus: '' Pseudochirops'' **** Golden ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops corrinae'' NT **Family: Petauridae ***Genus: ''

Dactylopsila ''Dactylopsila'' is a genus of marsupial in the family Petauridae. Species The genus includes the following four species: * Great-tailed triok, ''Dactylopsila megalura'' * Long-fingered triok, ''Dactylopsila palpator'' * Tate's triok, ''Dact ...

'' **** Striped possum, ''Dactylopsila trivirgata'' LC ***Genus: ''

Petaurus The genus ''Petaurus'' () contains flying phalangers or wrist-winged gliders, a group of arboreal possums native to Australia, New Guinea, and surrounding islands. There are eight species: the sugar glider, savanna glider, Krefft's glider, squ ...

'' **** Sugar glider, ''Petaurus breviceps'' LC

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)

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:

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 ...

***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'' *****

Rorqual 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 ...

baleen whale: either

Bryde's whale Bryde's whale ( Brooder's), or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and maybe four. The "complex" means the number and classification remains unclear because of a lack of definitive information and research ...

, ''Balaenoptera brydei'' or

sei whale The sei whale ( , ; ''Balaenoptera borealis'') is a baleen whale, the third-largest rorqual after the blue whale and the fin whale. It inhabits most oceans and adjoining seas, and prefers deep offshore waters. It avoids polar and tropical ...

, ''B. borealis'' DD ***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'' VU *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: Platanistoidea ***Family:

Ziphidae 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 ...

****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: '' Mesoplodon'' ******

Blainville's beaked whale Blainville's beaked whale (''Mesoplodon densirostris''), or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale. The French zoologist Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw � ...

, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD ***Family: Physeteridae ****Genus: ''

Physeter ''Physeter'' is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (''Physeter macrocephalus''). Some extremely poorly known fossil species have also been assigned to the same genus including ''Physeter an ...

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Sperm whale The sperm whale or cachalot (''Physeter macrocephalus'') is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus ''Physeter'' and one of three extant species in the sperm whale famil ...

, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' vulnerable species VU ***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) ****Genus: '' Peponocephala'' ***** Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' LC (now rarely found in the Solomon Islands) ****Genus: '' Globicephala'' ***** Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' DD ****Genus: '' Steno'' *****

Rough-toothed dolphin The rough-toothed dolphin (''Steno bredanensis'') is a species of dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world. The species was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1823. The genus name ''Steno'', of which this spe ...

, ''Steno bredanensis'' LC ****Genus: ''

Stenella ''Stenella'' is a genus of marine mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins. Species Currently, five species are recognised in this genus: The common name for species in this genus is the "spotted dolphins" o ...

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Pantropical spotted dolphin The pantropical spotted dolphin (''Stenella attenuata'') is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse s ...

, ''Stenella attenuata'' LC ***** Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' LC ***** Spinner dolphin, ''Stenella longirostris'' DD ****Genus: '' Lagenodelphis'' *****

Fraser's dolphin Fraser's dolphin or the Sarawak dolphin (''Lagenodelphis hosei'') is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Taxonomy ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' is spe ...

, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' LC ****Genus: '' Grampus'' ***** Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' LC ****Genus: ''

Tursiops Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common ...

'' ***** Common bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' LC *****

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (''Tursiops aduncus'') is a species of bottlenose dolphin. This dolphin grows to long, and weighs up to . It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern co ...

, ''Tursiops aduncus'' NT ****Genus: '' Feresa'' ***** Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD ****Genus: '' Pseudorca'' ***** False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' DD ****Genus: '' Orcinus'' ***** Orca, ''Orcinus orca'' DD

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References

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mammals Of The Solomon Islands Solomon Islands * Mammals Solomon Islands

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

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: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Diprotodontia (marsupials)

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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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)