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This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Greenland. There are 26 mammal species native to Greenland, of which none are critically endangered, three are endangered, three are vulnerable, two are near threatened and four are data deficient. [1] Only seven of these species are fully terrestrial.
Other familiar mammals in Greenland include the Arctic hare, collared lemming, Beringian ermine and Arctic fox. [3] Reindeer hunting is of considerable cultural importance to the people of Greenland. Domesticated land mammals include dogs , which were introduced by the Inuit , as well as such European-introduced species as goats , Greenlandic ...
Pages in category "Mammals of Greenland" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Arctic fox;
As of 2009, 269 species of fish from over 80 different families are known from the waters surrounding Greenland. Almost all are marine species with only a few in freshwater, such as Atlantic salmon and charr. [132] The fishing industry is the primary industry of Greenland's economy, accounting for the majority of territory's total exports. [133]
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), sometimes called the Greenland right whale, Arctic whale, and polar whale, is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and is the only living representative of the genus Balaena.
Greenland shark at Admiralty Inlet, Nunavut, with an Ommatokoita. The Greenland shark is a thickset species, with a short, rounded snout, small eyes, and small dorsal and pectoral fins. [10] The gill openings are very small for the species' great size. Female Greenland sharks are typically larger than males. [14]
Originally in the genus Phoca with a number of other species, it was reclassified into the monotypic genus Pagophilus in 1844. In Greek, its scientific name translates to "ice-lover from Greenland," and its taxonomic synonym, Phoca groenlandica translates to "Greenlandic seal." [2] This is the only species in the genus Pagophilus.
Mammals of Greenland (18 P) Pages in category "Fauna of Greenland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.