Week 5 Classification Flashcards
1
Q
Cetaceans 2 sub-orders
A
Odontoceti = toothed whales Mysticeti = baleen whales
2
Q
Odontoceti
A
Toothed whales
3
Q
Mysticeti
A
Baleen whales
4
Q
10 Families in the order Odontoceti
A
Lipotidae - Yangzee river dolphin Iniidae - Amazon/pink river dolphin Platanistidae - Ganges & indus dolphin Pontoporiidae - La Plata dolphin Delphinidae - dolphins, pilot, & killer whales Phocoenidae - porpoises Monodontidae - beluga & narwhal Physteridae - sperm whale Kogidae - dwarf & pygmy sperm whale Ziphiidae - beaked whales
5
Q
Mysticeti 4 families
A
Eschrichtiidae - gray whale
Balaenopteridae - rorquals
Balaenidae - right whales
Neobalaenidae - pygmy right whale
6
Q
Lipotidae
A
Yangzee river dolphin
7
Q
Iniidae
A
Amazon/pink dolphin
8
Q
Platanistidae
A
Ganges & Indus dolphin
9
Q
Pontoporiidae
A
La Plata dolphin
10
Q
Delphinidae
A
Dolphins, pilot & killer whales
11
Q
Phocoenidae
A
Porpoises
12
Q
Monodontidae
A
Beluga & narwhal
13
Q
Physteridae
A
Sperm whale
14
Q
Kogidae
A
Dwarf & pygmy sperm whales
15
Q
Ziphiidae
A
Beaked whales
