List of mammals of Bouvet Island

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Bouvet Island. There are 12 mammal species in and around Bouvet Island, of which none are believed to be threatened.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

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: Mysticeti
 * Family: Balaenidae
 * Genus: Eubalaena
 * Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
 * Family: Balaenopteridae
 * Genus: Balaenoptera
 * Fin whale, B. physalus
 * Genus: Megaptera
 * Humpback whale, M. novaeangliae
 * Suborder: Odontoceti
 * Superfamily: Platanistoidea
 * Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
 * Genus: Lissodelphis
 * Southern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii
 * Genus: Globicephala
 * Long-finned pilot whale, G. melas
 * Genus: Lagenorhynchus
 * Hourglass dolphin, L. cruciger

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
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
 * Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
 * Genus: Arctocephalus
 * Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella
 * Subantarctic fur seal, A. tropicalis
 * Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
 * Genus: Hydrurga
 * Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx
 * Genus: Leptonychotes
 * Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii
 * Genus: Lobodon
 * Crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus
 * Genus: Mirounga
 * Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina