The following non-avian biota have been observed on and around Heard Island and the adjacent McDonald Islands, which are part of the same Australian territory. For the list of birds, see List of birds of Heard and McDonald Islands.
Included on this list are seven species of mammal, 23 taxa of fish, 25 species of terrestrial arthropods, one land snail, one flowering plant, and one species of kelp.
Mammals
Scientific name Authority Common name Arctophoca gazella (Peters, 1875) Antarctic fur seal Arctophoca tropicalis (Gray, 1872) Subantarctic fur seal Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fin whale Delphinidae sp. Gray, 1821 Dolphin sp. Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820) Leopard seal Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) Southern elephant seal Physeter macrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Sperm whale
Fish Scientific name Authority Common name Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876) Eaton's skate Bathyraja irrasa (Hureau and Ozouf-Costaz, 1980) Kerguelen sandpaper skate Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880) Murray's skate Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg Mackerel icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus (Richardson, 1844) Unicorn icefish Dissostichus eleginoides (Smitt, 1898) Patagonian toothfish Electrona antarctica (Günther, 1878) Lanternfish Electrona carlsbergi (Tanning, 1932) Lanternfish Gobionotothen acuta Günther Triangular rockcod Gymnoscopelus braueri (Lönnberg, 1905) Lanternfish Gymnoscopelus nicholsi (Gilbert, 1911) Nichol's lanternfish Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus (Fraser-Brunner, 1949) Lanternfish Krefftichthys anderssoni (Lönnberg, 1905) Lanternfish Lepidonotothen mizops (Günther, 1880) Toad rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons Günther Grey rockcod Muraenolepis sp. Moray cod Notolepis coatsi (Dollo, 1908) Antarctic jonasfish Notothenia coriiceps (Richardson, 1844) Black rockcod Notothenia rossii (Richardson, 1844) Marbled rockcod Nototheniidae sp. Icefish Paradiplospinus gracilis Brauer Snake mackerel Protomyctophum bolini (Fraser-Brunner, 1949) Lanternfish Zanclorhynchus spinifer Günther Horsefish
Terrestrial arthropods Scientific name Authority Common name Alaskozetes antarcticus Mite Amalopteryx maritima True fly Anatalanta aptera True fly Antarctonesiotes gracilipes Beetle Calycopteryx mosleyi minor (variation) True fly Calycopteryx mosleyi mosleyi True fly Canonopsis sericeus sericeus Beetle Cryptopygus antarcticus Antarctic springtail Ctenolepisma longicaudata Bristle-tail Ectemnorrhinus (s. str.) crassipes Beetle Ectemnorrhinus (s. str.) jelbarti Beetle Ectemnorrhinus forbesi Beetle Ectemnorrhinus hoseasoni Beetle Embryonopsis halticella Moth Globoppia intermedia Hammer Mite Halozetes marinus (Lohmann) Mite Ixodes kerguelensis Tick Meropathus chuni Weevils Notiopsylla kerguelensis Flea Parapsyllus magellanicus heardi Flea Parisotoma octooculata Springtail Pringleophaga heardensis Clothes moth Tineola bisiella Clothes moth Tullbergia antarctica (Lubbock, 1876) Springtail Tullbergia bisetosa (Borner, 1903) Springtail Tullbergia templei Wise, 1970 Springtail
Terrestrial mollusk Scientific name Authority Common name Notodiscus hookeri Subantarctic land snail
Flowering plant Scientific name Authority Common name Azorella selago Cushion plant
Marine algae Scientific name Authority Common name Kelp species kelp
See also Antarctic realm Fauna of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
References
Anon. (2005). 'Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Management Plan'. Australian Antarctic Division.
External links Heard Island Nature: the Animals