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Common Name
Genus
Species
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius
cavirostris
Mammals
Hyperoodontidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
2
True's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon
mirus
Mammals
Hyperoodontidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
3
Gervais' Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon
europaeus
Mammals
Hyperoodontidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
4
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia
breviceps
Mammals
Kogiidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
5
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia
simus
Mammals
Kogiidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
6
Sperm Whale
Physeter
macrocephalus
Mammals
Physeteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
7
Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Delphinus
delphis
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
8
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Tursiops
truncatus
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
9
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Stenella
frontalis
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
10
Striped Dolphin
Stenella
coeruleoalba
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
11
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus
acutus
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
12
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus
griseus
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
13
Killer Whale
Orcinus
orca
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
14
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala
melas
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
15
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala
macrorhynchus
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
16
Melon-headed Whale
Peponocephala
electra
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
17
Harbor Porpoise
Phocoena
phocoena
Mammals
Phocoenidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
18
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera
physalus
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
19
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera
borealis
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
20
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera
acutorostrata
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
21
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera
musculus
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
22
Humpback Whale
Megaptera
novaeangliae
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
23
Black Right Whale
Eubalaena
glacialis
Mammals
Balaenidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
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