Cetaceans - Cetacea
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
| Scientific Name |
Cetacea |
| Author |
Brisson, 1762 |
| Taxonomic Rank |
Order |
| Taxonomic # |
180403 |
| Common Names |
French: baleines
French: cétacés
French: dauphins
French: mammfères marins
French: marsouins
Portuguese: baleia
Portuguese: cetáceo
Portuguese: golfinho
English: cetaceans
English: whales
English: dolphins
English: marine mammals
English: porpoises
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| Current Standing |
valid |
| Taxonomic Parents |
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
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| Taxonomic Children |
Suborder: Mysticeti
Suborder: Odontoceti
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| Synonyms (since 1950) |
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Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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Physical Description / Field Identification
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Distribution
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Ecology and Behavior
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Feeding and Prey
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Threats and Status
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| ITIS TSN | 180403 |
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Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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| - |
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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| - |
| #records (spatial) | 21,295 |
| #records (non-spatial) | 2 |
| #datasets | 321 |
| Year | 1526 - 2024 |
| Latitude | -70.23 - 74.24 |
| Longitude | -179.39 - 237.70 |
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