Order: Cetacea .28whales.29 List of mammals of Estonia
harbour porpoise
the order cetacea includes whales, dolphins , porpoises. mammals adapted aquatic life spindle-shaped hairless body, protected thick layer of blubber, , forelimbs , tail modified provide propulsion underwater.
suborder: mysticeti
family: balaenidae (right whales)
genus: eubalaena
north atlantic right whale eubalaena glacialis♠ cr or functionally extinct in eastern atlantic
family: eschrichtiidae (gray whales)
genus: eschrichtius
north atlantic gray whale eschrichtius robustus♠ ex
family: balaenopteridae (rorqual)
subfamily: balaenopterinae
genus: balaenoptera
fin whale balaenoptera physalus♠ en
common minke whale balaenoptera acutorostrata♠ lc
subfamily: megapterinae
genus: megaptera
humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae♠ lc
suborder: odontoceti
family: phocoenidae (porpoises)
genus: phocoena
harbour porpoise phocoena phocoena♠ vu
family: monodontidae (narwhals)
genus: delphinapterus
beluga delphinapterus leucas♠ vu
family: ziphidae (beaked whales)
genus: mesoplodon
sowerby s beaked whale mesoplodon bidens♠ dd
family: delphinidae (marine dolphins)
genus: lagenorhynchus
white-beaked dolphin lagenorhynchus albirostris♠ lr/lc
genus: tursiops
bottlenose dolphin tursiops truncatus♠ dd
genus: orcinus
orca orcinus orca♠ dd
^ regional species extinctions - examples of regional species extinctions on last 1000 years , more.
^ wieder finnwal in der ostsee
^ finnwal in der ostsee gesichtet
^ angler filmt wal in ostsee-bucht
^ minke whale (balaenoptera acutorostrata) - marlin, marine life information network
^ wieder finnwal in der ostsee
^ finnwal in der ostsee gesichtet
^ angler filmt wal in ostsee-bucht
^ beluga - russian geographical society
^ rare sowerby s beaked whale spotted in baltic sea - wdc
^ baltic dolphin sightings confirmed - national
^ orcinus orca (killer whale, orca)
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