New Zealand
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in New Zealand is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.
Cephalorhynchus
hectori (Artiodactyla -
Delphinidae) Hector's Dolphin
Phocarctos
hookeri (Carnivora - Otariidae) New
Zealand Sea Lion
Mystacina
robusta (Chiroptera - Mystacinidae) Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Mystacina
tuberculata (Chiroptera
- Mystacinidae) Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Chalinolobus
tuberculatus (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) New Zealand Long-tailed Bat