MM Final Taxonomy

What kingdom are marine mammals in?

Animalia

what phylum are marine mammals in?

chordata

what subphylum are marine mammals in?

vertebrata

what class are marine mammals in?

mammalia

what order contains whales, dolphins, and porpoises?

cetacea

what are the two cetacean suborders?

odontocete and mysticeti

which suborder contains toothed whales?

odontoceti

which suborder contains baleen whales?

mysticeti

what order contains seals, sea lions, and walruses?

pinnipedia

which order contains manatees and dugongs?

sirenia

what family does the sperm whale belong to?

physeteridae

what family do beaked whales belong to?

ziphiidae

what family do marine dolphins belong to?

delphinidae

what family do porpoises belong to?

phocoenidae

what family do rorquals belong to?

balaenopteridae

what family do right whales belong to?

balaenidae

what family are true seals?

phocidae

what family are sea lions / eared seals?

otariidae

what family are walruses?

odobenidae

what family are manatees?

trichechidae

what family are dugongs?

dugongidae

what balaenopterids are found in New Jersey?

humpback

minke

sei

fin

humpback whale genus species

megaptera novaeangliae

minke whale genus species

balaenoptera acutorostrata

sei whale genus species

balaenoptera borealis

fin whale genus species

balaenoptera physalus

what balaenids are found in New Jersey?

North Atlantic right whale

north atlantic right whale genus species

eubalaena glacialis

what family are bottlenose dolphins in?

delphinidae

offshore bottlenose dolphin genus species

tursiops truncatus

coastal bottlenose dolphin genus species

tursiops erebennus

risso’s dolphin genus species

grampus griseus

short-finned pilot whale genus species

globicephala macrorhynchus

atlantic spotted dolphin genus species

stenella frontalis

atlantic white-sided dolphin genus species

lagenorhynchus acutus

short-beaked common dolphin genus species

delphinus delphis

harbor porpoise genus species

phocoena phocoena

what family are harbor porpoises in?

phocoenidae

what phocoenidae are found in New Jersey?

harbor porpoises

sperm whale genus species

physeter macrocephalus

what family are sperm whales in?

physeteridae

harbor seal genus species

phoca vitulina

gray seal genus species

halichoerus grypsus

harp seal genus species

pagophilus groenlandicus

what family are true seals in?

phocidae

what family are manatees in?

trichechidae

what family are dugongs in?

dugongidae

what order do suborder pinnipedia, polar bears, and sea otters belong do?

carnivora

family ursidae

polar bear

family mustelidae

otters