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Mammals of the Marshall IslandsContents:  MARINEOrder Cetacea (species listed are for all of Micronesia. Because these species are all open ocean and travel widely, they likely regularly occur in the Marshalls)Suborder Mysticeti (whalebone whales)Family Balaenopteridae (the rorquals)Suborder OdontocetiFamily Physteridae (sperm whales)Family Delphinidae Family Ziphidae (beaked whales)Suborder Pinnedia (seals)Family Phocidae (true seals; unidentified seals have been recorded in the Marshalls, likely 1 of the 2 listed species, or both)TERRESTRIALOrder Insectivora (insectivores)Order Rodentia (rodents)Order Carnivora (carnivores)Family Canidae (dogs)Family Felidae (cats)Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)Family Suidae (pigs)Family Bovidae (horned ruminates)REFERENCESMARINE Order Cetacea (species listed are for all of Micronesia. Because these species are all open ocean and travel widely, they likely regularly occur in the Marshalls) Suborder Mysticeti (whalebone whales) Family Balaenopteridae (the rorquals) Scientific name: Balaenoptera borealis English name: sei whale Marshallese name: raj Status or range: endangered, U.S. Atoll workshop: Lae, Namdrik (with fishes, no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: food  Scientific name: Balaenoptera edeni English name: Bryde's whale Marshallese name: raj Atoll workshop: Lae, Namdrik (with fishes, no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: food Scientific name: Balaenoptera musculus English name: blue whale Marshallese name: raj Status or range: endangered, RMI, globally Atoll workshop: Lae, Namdrik (with fishes, no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: food Scientific name: Balaenoptera physalus English name: fin whale Marshallese name: raj Atoll workshop: Lae, Namdrik (with fishes, no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: food Scientific name: Balaenoptera acutorostrata English name: minke whale Marshallese name: raj Atoll workshop: Lae, Namdrik (with fishes, no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: food Scientific name: Megaptera novaengliae English name: humpback whale Marshallese name: raj Status or range: endangered, U.S. Atoll workshop: Lae, Namdrik (with fishes, no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: food Suborder Odontoceti Family Physteridae (sperm whales) Scientific name: Physeter macrocephalus English name: sperm whale Marshallese name: raj Status or range: endangered, RMI, U.S., globally Atoll workshop: Lae, Namdrik (with fishes, no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: food Scientific name: Kogia simus English name: dwarf sperm whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Kogia brevicepps English name: pygmy sperm whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Family Delphinidae English name: (dolphins, small toothed whales) Scientific name: Peponocephala electra English name: melon-headed whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Feresa attenuata English name: pygmy killer whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Pseudorca crassidens English name: false killer whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Orcinus orca English name: killer whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Globicephala macrorhynchus English name: short-finned pilot whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Lagenodelphis hosei English name: Eraser's dolphin Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Grampus griseus English name: Risso's dolphin Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Stenella longirostris English name: long-snouted spinner dolphin Marshallese name: ke Scientific name: Stenella coeruleoalba English name: striped dolphin Marshallese name: ke Scientific name: Stenella altenuata English name: pantropical spotted dolphin Marshallese name: ke Scientific name: Delphinus delphis English name: common dolphin Marshallese name: ke Scientific name: Tursiops truncatus English name: bottlenose dolphin Marshallese name: ke Scientific name: Steno bredanensis English name: rough-toothed dolphin Marshallese name: ? Family Ziphidae (beaked whales) Scientific name: Ziphius cavirostris English name: Cuvier's beaked whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Mesoplodon stejnegeri English name: Stejneger's beaked whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Mesoplodon densirostris English name: Blainville's beaked whale Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Mesoplodon ginkgodens English name: ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Marshallese name: ? Suborder Pinnedia (seals) Family Phocidae (true seals; unidentified seals have been recorded in the Marshalls, likely 1 of the 2 listed species, or both) Scientific name: Mirounga angustirostris English name: Northern elephant seal Marshallese name: ? Status or range: protected by mexican and californian law Scientific name: Monochus schauinslandi English name: Hawaiian monk seal Marshallese name: ? Status or range: endangered in Hawaii TERRESTRIAL Order Insectivora (insectivores) Scientific name: Suncus murinus English name: house shrew Marshallese name: kijidrik ekun batun Status or range: recently introduced, preys on skinks, mice, young rats Order Rodentia (rodents) Scientific name: Mus musculus English name: house mouse Marshallese name: kijidrik erik Status or range: recently introduced Scientific name: Rattus norvegicus English name: Norway rat Marshallese name: kijidrik Status or range: recently introduced into Micronesia, met with environmental resistance Scientific name: Ratlus exulans English name: Polynesian rat Marshallese name: kijidrik Status or range: prehistorically introduced Atoll workshop: Namdrik (no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: medicine Scientific name: Raltus rattus English name: "indigenous" rat; "European" rat, roof rat Marshallese name: kijidrik Status or range: subspecies mansorius, prehististorically introduced; subspecies rattus recently introduced, major pest Atoll workshop: Namdrik (no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: medicine Order Carnivora (carnivores) Family Canidae (dogs) Scientific name: Canis familiaris English name: domestic dog Marshallese name: kiru, kiru rorror Status or range: introduced, prehistorically, recently; potential pest Atoll workshop: Namdrik Traditional use: food, income, guard, pet Family Felidae (cats) Scientific name: Felis catus English name: domestic cat Marshallese name: kuj Status or range: introduced, potential pest Atoll workshop: Namdrik Traditional use: weather forecasting, pet Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) Family Suidae (pigs) Scientific name: Sus scrofa English name: domestic pig Marshallese name: pik Status or range: prehistorically introduced, pest Atoll workshop: Namdrik Traditional use: food, income, pet Family Bovidae (horned ruminates) Scientific name: Capra hircus English name: domestic goat Marshallese name: kot Status or range: potential pest REFERENCES Abo, Takaji, Byron W. Bender, Alfred Capelle, and Tony DeBrum 1985. Marshallese-English Dictionary, third edition. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawaii Barbehenn, Kyle R. 1974. Recent Invasions of Micronesia by Small Mammals. Micronesica, No. 10 (1), pp. 41-50 Bourne, W. R. P. 1981. Rats as Avian Predators: Discussion. Atoll Research Bulletin, No. 255, pp. 69-71 Buden, Donald W. 1995. Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of Mokil and Pingelap Atolls, Eastern Caroline Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 28 (1), pp. 9-23 _______ 1996b. Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of Ant Atoll, Eastern Caroline Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 29 (1), pp. 21-36 Reese, Ernst S 1987b Mammals of Enewetak Atoll, in Devaney, Dennis M., Ernst S. Reese, Beatrice L Burch, and Philip Helfrich (eds.).The Natural History ol Enewetak Atoll, Vol. II, Biogeography and Syslematics. United States Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. Reeves, Randall R., Brent S. Steward and Stephen Leatherwood 1992.The Sierra Club Handbook of Seals and Sirenians. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco Republic of the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority 1997. Collected Environmental Regulations. Majuro, Marshall Islands Republic ot the Marshall Islands Nitijela 1997. Marshall Islands Marine Resources Act, Bill No. 88. Majuro, Marshall Islands _______ 1988. Marshall Islands Revised Code, 1996c. Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of Pakin Atoll,Vol. I and II. Majuro, Marshall Islands Eastern Caroline Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 29 (1), pp. 37-48 Domm, Steven and John Messersmith 1990. Feral Cat Eradication on a Barrier Reef Island, Australia. Atoll Research Bulletin, No. 338, pp. 1-4 Eldredge, Lucius G.1990. Annotated Checklist of Marine Mammals of Micronesia. Micronesica, Vol. 24 (2), pp. 217-230 Jackson, William B. 1967. Productivity in High and Low Islands with Special Emphasis to Rodent Populations. Micronesica, Vol. 3 (1), pp. 5-13 Jackson, William B, Stephen H.Vessey, and Robert K. Bastian 1987. Biology of Rodents of Enewetak Atoll, in Devaney, Dennis M., Ernst S. Reese, Beatrice L. Burch, and Philip Helfrich (eds.). The Natural History of Enewetak Atoll, Vol. I, The Ecosystems: Environments, Biotas, and Processes. United States Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Marshall, Joe T. Jr. 1950. Vertebrate Ecology of Arno Atoll. Atoll Research Bulletin, No. 3, pp. 1-38 _______ 1957. Atolls visited during the first year of the Pacific Rat Ecology Project. Atoll Research Bulletin, No. 56. pp. 1-11 Spennerman. Dirk H. R. 1997. Distribution of Rat Species (Rattus sp.) on the Atolls of the Marshall Islands; Past and Present Dispersal. Atoll Research Bulletin. No. 446, pp. 1-18 Tinker, Spencer Wilkie 1988. Whales of the World. Bess Press Inc. Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. Fish and Wildlife 1996a. Pacific Islands (excluding Hawaii) Plants and Animals: Updated March 1, 1996. Listed, Proposed or Candidate Species, as Designated under the U.S. endangered Species Act. ________ 1996b. Candidates of endangered Species Act Protection—1996 Notice of Review. Q's and A's _________ 1997. Hawaiian Islands Animals. Listed and Candidate Species, as Designated under the U. S. endangered Species Act. Wildlife and Fisheries 1997. Code of Federal Regulations 50, parts 1-199. U. S, Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. Wiles, Gary J., A. Binion Amerson Jr. and Robert E. Beck 1990. The Mammals of Tinian, Mariana Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 23 (2), pp. 107-118 www.wcmc.org.uk |
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