Marine Mammal Taxonomy & Natural History Flashcards
Two suborders of cetacea?
Mysticete (Baleen whales), Odontocete (Toothed whales) (F8, West Ch 49, Path Ch 22)
Scientific names for bottlenose dolphin, killer whale, beluga whale, Pacific white-sided dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
(F8)
What are the families of the following odontocete cetaceans:
Oceanic Dolphins
Porpoises
Belugas and narwhals
Beaked whales
Dwarf sperm whales
Sperm whales
River dolphins
Dolphins - Delphinidae
Porpoises - Phocoenidae
Belugas - Monodontidae
Beaked whales - Ziphiidae
Kogiidae
Physeteridae
Three river dolphin families - Iniidae, Pontoporiidae, Platanistidae
What are the four families of the following mysticetes:
Right and Bowhead Whales
Pygmy Right Whales
Gray Whales
Rorquals
Right & Bowhead - Balaenidae
Pygmy Right - Cetotheriidae
Grey Whales - Eschrichtiidae
Rorquals - Balaenopteridae
