Alaska Marine Mammal Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
SubFamily: Lutrinae
Genus: Enhydra
Species: lutris
Sea Otter

Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: maritimus
Polar Bear

SubOrder: Pinneped (Pinnipedia)
Family: Odobenidae
Genus: Odobenus
Species: rosmarus
Walrus

Family: Otariidae (sea lions, eared seals, and fur seals)
SubFamily: Arctocephalinae: fur seals
Genus: Callorhinus
Species: ursinus
Northern Fur Seal

SubFamily: Otariinae: sea lions
Genus: Eumetopias
Species: jubatus
Steller's Sea Lion

Family: Phocidae (true-earless-seals)
SubFamily:Monachinae
Genus: Miroungini (Mirounga)
Species: angustirostris
Northern Elephant Seal

SubFamily:Phocinae
Genus: Erignathus
Species: barbatus
Bearded Seal

Genus: Phocini (Phoca)
Species: vitulina
Common Seal or Harbor Seal

Species: largha
Spotted Seal or Larga Seal

Species: hispida
Ringed Seal

Species: fasciata
Ribbon Seal

Order: Cetacea
SubOrder: Mysticeti (Baleen whales)
Family: Balaenidae
Genus: Balaena
Species: mysticetus
Bowhead Whale

Genus: Eubalaena
Species: japonica
Pacific Northern Right Whale

Family: Balaenopteridae (Rorqual)
SubFamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species: acutorostrata
Common Minke Whale

Species: borealis
Sei Whale

Species: musculus
Blue Whale

Species: physalus
Fin Whale

SubFamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Species: novaeangliae
Humpback Whale

Family: Eschrichtiidae
Genus: Eschrichtius
Species: robustus
Gray Whale

SubOrder: Odontoceti (Toothed whales)
Family: Delphinidae (Dolpin)
Genus: Grampus
Species: griseus
Risso's Dolphin

Genus: Lagenorhynchus
Species: obliquidens
Pacific White-sided Dolphin

Genus: Orcinus
Species: orca
Killer Whale

Genus: Pseudorca
Species: crassidens
False Killer Whale

Genus: Stenella
Striped Dolphin

Family: Monodontidae
Genus: Delphinapterus
Species: leucas
Beluga Whale

Family: Phocoenidae (Porpoises)
Genus: Phocoena
Species: phocaena
Harbour Porpoise

Genus: Phocoenoides
Species: dalli
Dall's Porpoise

Family: Physeteridae (Sperm Whale)
Genus: Physeter
Species: macrocephalus
Sperm Whale

Family: Ziphidae (Beaked whales)
SubFamily: Hyperoodontidae
Genus: Mesoplodon
Species: carlhubbsi
Hubbs' Beaked Whale

Species: stejnegeri
Stejneger's Beaked Whale

Genus: Ziphius
Species: cavirostris
Cuvier's Beaked Whale


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