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Classification
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Kingdom
Animalia
animals
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Phylum
Chordata
chordates
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Subphylum
Vertebrata
vertebrates
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Class
Mammalia
mammals
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Order
Cetacea
dolphins, porpoises, and whales
Related Taxa
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Family
Balaenidae
bowhead whales and right whales
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Family
Balaenopteridae
rorquals
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Family
Delphinidae
dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales, and relatives
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Family
Eschrichtiidae
gray whale
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Species
Inia geoffrensis
Amazon river dolphin
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Species
Lipotes vexillifer
baiji
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Family
Monodontidae
beluga and narwhal
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Family
Neobalaenidae
pygmy right whale
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Family
Phocoenidae
porpoises
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Family
Physeteridae
sperm whales
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Family
Platanistidae
Indian river dolphins
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Species
Pontoporia blainvillei
franciscana
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Family
Ziphiidae
beaked whales
To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.
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