There are eight mammal species in the United States territory of American Samoa, of which one is endangered and two are vulnerable.
[1] Four of the species found in American Samoa are bats, two are whales, and two are dolphins.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight.
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.
They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.