Cetaceans 2 sub-orders
Odontoceti = toothed whales Mysticeti = baleen whales
Odontoceti
Toothed whales
Mysticeti
Baleen whales
10 Families in the order Odontoceti
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
Mysticeti 4 families
Eschrichtiidae - gray whale
Balaenopteridae - rorquals
Balaenidae - right whales
Neobalaenidae - pygmy right whale
Lipotidae
Yangzee river dolphin
Iniidae
Amazon/pink 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 whales
Ziphiidae
Beaked whales
Eschrichtiidae
Gray whale
Balaenopteridae
Roequals
Balaenidae
Right whales
Neobalaenidae
Pygmy right whales