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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
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31:. There are seven mammal species in the
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18:List of mammals in the Cook Islands
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535:"Mammal Species of the World"
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487:List of prehistoric mammals
320:Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
223:The order Cetacea includes
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600:List of mammals of Oceania
482:Lists of mammals by region
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78:Critically endangered
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314:Mesoplodon
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156:Chiroptera
104:Vulnerable
91:Endangered
613:Australia
412:Carnivora
264:Megaptera
245:Mysticeti
233:porpoises
628:Kiribati
471:See also
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440:Phocidae
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345:Stenella
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301:Ziphidae
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52:Extinct
754:Hawaii
673:Tuvalu
561:22 May
545:22 May
385:Feresa
225:whales
158:(bats)
668:Tonga
658:Samoa
648:Palau
638:Nauru
503:Notes
460:LR/lc
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749:Guam
701:Niue
623:Fiji
563:2007
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