List of mammals of New Caledonia
# List of mammals of New Caledonia

This is a list of the wild mammal species recorded in New Caledonia. There are sixteen mammal species in New Caledonia, of which two are endangered, four are vulnerable, and one is considered to be extinct.

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

| EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
| - | - | - |
| EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. |
| CR | Critically endangered | The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. |
| EN | Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| NT | Near threatened | The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. |
| 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. |

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

| LR/cd | Lower risk/conservation dependent | Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued. |
| - | - | - |
| LR/nt | Lower risk/near threatened | Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes. |
| LR/lc | Lower risk/least concern | Species for which there are no identifiable risks. |

## 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
      * Genus: Dugong
         * Dugong, Dugong dugon VU

## 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: Pteropus
         * Ornate flying fox, Pteropus ornatus VU
         * Insular flying-fox, Pteropus tonganus LR/lc
         * New Caledonia flying fox, Pteropus vetulus LR/nt
   * Subfamily: Macroglossinae
      * Genus: Notopteris
         * Long-tailed fruit bat, Notopteris macdonaldi VU
* Family: Vespertilionidae
   * Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
      * Genus: Chalinolobus
         * New Caledonia wattled bat, Chalinolobus neocaledonicus EN
   * Subfamily: Miniopterinae
      * Genus: Miniopterus
         * Loyalty bent-winged bat, Miniopterus robustior EN

## 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: Balaenopteridae
      * Subfamily: Megapterinae
         * Genus: Megaptera
            * Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae VU
* Suborder: Odontoceti
   * Superfamily: Platanistoidea
      * Family: Kogiidae
         * Genus: Kogia
            * Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima LR/lc
      * Family: Ziphidae
         * Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
            * Genus: Mesoplodon
               * Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD
               * Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
               * Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori DD
      * Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
         * Genus: Delphinus
            * Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LR/lc
         * Genus: Grampus
            * Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
         * Genus: Feresa
            * Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
