Classification and Traits of Marine Mammals

Mysticetes

Baleen Whales

Balaenidae

Family of Mysticetes that includes the North Atlantic Right Whale, North Pacific Right Whale, Southern Right Whale, and Bowhead Whale.

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

North Pacific Right Whale

Eubalaena japonica

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

Bowhead Whale

Balaena mysticetus

Eschrichtiidae

Family of Mysticetes that includes the Gray Whale.

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Neobalaenidae

Family of Mysticetes that includes the Pygmy Right Whale.

Pygmy Right Whale

Caperea marginata

Balaenopteridae

Family of Mysticetes that includes the Blue Whale, Fin Whale, Sei Whale, Bryde's Whale, Eden's Whale, Omura's Whale, Common Minke Whale, Antarctic Minke Whale, and Humpback Whale.

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera brydei

Eden's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

Omura's Whale

Balaenoptera omurai

Common Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Antarctic Minke Whale

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Odontocetes

Toothed Whales and Dolphins

Delphinidae

Family of Odontocetes that includes Oceanic Dolphins.

Rough-toothed Dolphin

Steno bredanensis

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops aduncus

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Tucuxi

Sotalia fluviatilis

White-beaked Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Dusky Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Pacific White-sided Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Hourglass Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Peale's Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Stenella frontalis

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

Clymene Dolphin

Stenella clymene

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Fraser's Dolphin

Lagenodelphis hosei

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Lissodelphis borealis

Southern Right Whale Dolphin

Lissodelphis peronii

Commerson's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Chilean Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Heaviside's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Hector's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus hectori

Melon-headed Whale

Peponocephala electra

Pygmy Killer Whale

Feresa attenuata

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

Killer Whale (Orca)

Orcinus orca

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

Short-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

Monodontidae

Family of Odontocetes that includes Narwhal and Beluga.

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

Beluga

Delphinapterus leucas

Platanistidae

Family of Odontocetes that includes South Asian River Dolphin.

South Asian River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica

Iniidae

Family of Odontocetes that includes Amazon River Dolphin.

Amazon River Dolphin (Boto)

Inia geoffrensis

Pontoporiidae

Family of Odontocetes that includes La Plata Dolphin.

La Plata Dolphin

Pontoporia blainvillei

Kogiidae

Family of Odontocetes that includes Pygmy Sperm Whale and Dwarf Sperm Whale.

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

Phocoenidae

Family of Odontocetes that includes Porpoises.

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Burmeister's Porpoise

Phocoena spinipinnis

Spectacled Porpoise

Phocoena dioptrica

Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

Finless Porpoise

Neophocaena phocaenoides

Ziphiidae

Family of Odontocetes that includes Baird's Beaked Whale.

Baird's Beaked Whale

Berardius bairdii

Physeteridae

Family of Odontocetes that includes Sperm Whale.

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Pinnipeds

Marine mammals that include seals and sea lions.

Phocidae

Family of Pinnipeds that includes True Seals.

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Monachus monachus

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Neomonachus schauinslandi

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

Hooded Seal

Cystophora cristata

Ringed Seal

Pusa hispida

Baikal Seal

Pusa sibirica

Caspian Seal

Pusa caspica

Spotted Seal

Phoca largha

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

Ribbon Seal

Histriophoca fasciata

Harp Seal

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

Leopard Seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

Ross Seal

Ommatophoca rossii

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

Otariidae

Family of Pinnipeds that includes Eared Seals.

Northern Fur Seal

Callorhinus ursinus

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

Juan Fernández Fur Seal

Arctocephalus philippii