Order Cetacea
Taxon ID: 25857
Summary
Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 24 taxa in Order Cetacea spanning 7 families, and 16 genera.
Taxonomic Leaves (24)
- Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
- True's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon mirus)
- Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps)
- Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia sima)
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
- Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
- Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
- Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
- Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
- Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)
- Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus)
- Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)
- Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas)
- Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
- Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra)
- Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
- Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
- Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
- Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
- North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
- Gervais' Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon europaeus)
- Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops erebennus)
Synonyms
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Descendant Taxa Checklist
Open checklist with filters| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Order | Class | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuvier's Beaked Whale | Ziphius cavirostris | Hyperoodontidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| True's Beaked Whale | Mesoplodon mirus | Hyperoodontidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Pygmy Sperm Whale | Kogia breviceps | Kogiidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Dwarf Sperm Whale | Kogia sima | Kogiidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus | Physeteridae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Short-beaked Common Dolphin | Delphinus delphis | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Common Bottlenose Dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Atlantic Spotted Dolphin | Stenella frontalis | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Striped Dolphin | Stenella coeruleoalba | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Atlantic White-sided Dolphin | Lagenorhynchus acutus | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Risso's Dolphin | Grampus griseus | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Killer Whale | Orcinus orca | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Long-finned Pilot Whale | Globicephala melas | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Short-finned Pilot Whale | Globicephala macrorhynchus | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Melon-headed Whale | Peponocephala electra | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Harbor Porpoise | Phocoena phocoena | Phocoenidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Balaenopteridae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Sei Whale | Balaenoptera borealis | Balaenopteridae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Minke Whale | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Balaenopteridae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Balaenopteridae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | Balaenopteridae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| North Atlantic Right Whale | Eubalaena glacialis | Balaenidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Gervais' Beaked Whale | Mesoplodon europaeus | Hyperoodontidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |
| Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin | Tursiops erebennus | Delphinidae | Cetacea | Mammalia | Animalia |