Mammal Diversity

Order Cetacea

Southern Right WhaleFamily:Balaenidae

Humpback WhaleFamily:Balaenopteridae

Humpback WhaleFamily:Balaenopteridae

Humpback WhaleFamily:Balaenopteridae

Humpback WhaleFamily:Balaenopteridae

Gray WhaleFamily:Eschrichtiidae

Gray WhaleFamily:Eschrichtiidae

DolphinsFamily:Delphinidae

DolphinFamily:Delphinidae

OrcaFamily:Delphinidae

OrcaFamily:Delphinidae

Finless Black PorpoiseFamily:Phocoenidae

BelugaFamily:Monodontidae

BelugaFamily:Monodontidae

BelugaFamily:Monodontidae

NarwhalFamily:Monodontidae

Sperm WhaleFamily:Physeteridae

Amazonian River DophinFamily:Iniidae

11 Families, 84 Species
Whales, dolphins, porpoises
Worldwide
Pectoral appendages modified as fins, nostrils on dorsal surface of head
20 to 200,000 kg.

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