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This is the list of marine mammals found in Australian waters. It is a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia.

Conservation status listed follows the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v. 2013.2; data current at 3 March 2014):

– extinct

– extinct in the wild
– critically endangered
– endangered
– vulnerable
– near threatened
– least concern
– data deficient

– not evaluated

Cetacea

Balaenidae

Balaenopteridae

Delphinidae

Kogiidae

  • Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
  • Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia simus

Neobalaenidae

Phocoenidae

Physeteridae

Ziphiidae

  • Arnoux's beaked whale, Berardius arnuxii
  • Southern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon planifrons
  • Longman's beaked whale, Indopacetus pacificus
  • Andrews' beaked whale, Mesoplodon bowdoini
  • Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris
  • Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens
  • Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi
  • Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori
  • Strap-toothed whale, Mesoplodon layardii
  • True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus
  • Shepherd's beaked whale, Tasmacetus shepherdi
  • Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris

Sirenia

Dugongidae

Carnivora

Pinnipedia

Otariidae

Phocidae

See also

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