List of placental mammals in Orders Pholidota and Cetacea

The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials); and the placental mammals.

This list contains the placental mammals in Orders Pholidota and Cetacea. For monotremes and marsupials, see List of monotremes and marsupials.

Order Pholidota

*Family Manidae (pangolins)
** Genus "Manis"
*** Subgenus "Manis"
**** Indian Pangolin ("Manis crassicaudata")
**** Chinese Pangolin ("Manis pentadactyla")
*** Subgenus "Paramanis"
**** Sunda Pangolin ("Manis javanica")
**** Philippine Pangolin ("Manis culionensis")
*** Subgenus "Smutsia"
**** Giant Pangolin ("Manis gigantea")
**** Ground Pangolin ("Manis temmincki")
*** Subgenus "Phataginus"
**** Tree Pangolin ("Manis tricuspis")
*** Subgenus "Uromanis"
**** Long-tailed Pangolin ("Manis tetradactyla")

Order Cetacea

* Suborder Mysticeti: Baleen whales
** Family Balaenidae: Right whales and Bowhead Whale
*** Genus "Balaena"
**** Bowhead Whale ("Balaena mysticetus")
*** Genus "Eubalaena"
**** North Atlantic Right Whale ("Eubalaena glacialis")
**** North Pacific Right Whale ("Eubalaena japonica")
**** Southern Right Whale ("Eubalaena australis")
** Family Balaenopteridae: Rorquals
*** Subfamily Balaenopterinae
**** Genus "Balaenoptera"
***** Fin Whale ("Balaenoptera physalus")
***** Sei Whale ("Balaenoptera borealis")
***** Bryde's Whale ("Balaenoptera brydei")
***** Pygmy Bryde's Whale (Eden's Whale) ("Balaenoptera edeni")
***** Blue Whale ("Balaenoptera musculus")
***** Northern Minke Whale ("Balaenoptera acutorostrata")
***** Southern Minke Whale (Antarctic Minke Whale) ("Balaenoptera bonaerensis")
***** "Balaenoptera omurai", discovery announced November 2003. No common name yet in usage
*** Subfamily Megapterinae
**** Genus "Megaptera"
*****Humpback Whale ("Megaptera novaeangliae")
** Family Eschrichtiidae
*** Genus "Eschrichtius"
**** Gray Whale ("Eschrichtius robustus")
** Family Neobalaenidae: Pygmy Right Whale
*** Genus "Caperea"
**** Pygmy Right Whale ("Caperea marginata")
* Suborder Odontoceti: toothed whales
** Superfamily Platanistoidea: River dolphins
*** Family Iniidae
**** Genus "Inia"
***** Amazon River Dolphin ("Inia geoffrensis")
*** Family Lipotidae
**** Genus "Lipotes"
***** Chinese River Dolphin ("Lipotes vexillifer")
*** Family Platanistidae
**** Genus "Platanista"
***** Ganges and Indus River Dolphin ("Platanista gangetica")
*** Family Pontoporiidae
**** Genus "Pontoporia"
***** La Plata Dolphin ("Pontoporia blainvillei")
** Family Monodontidae
*** Genus "Monodon"
**** Narwhal ("Monodon monoceros")
*** Genus "Delphinapterus"
**** Beluga ("Delphinapterus leucas")
** Family Phocoenidae: Porpoises
*** Genus "Neophocaena"
**** Finless Porpoise ("Neophocaena phocaenoides")
*** Genus "Phocoena"
**** Harbour Porpoise ("Phocoena phocaena")
**** Vaquita ("Phocoena sinus")
**** Spectacled Porpoise ("Phocoena dioptrica")
**** Burmeister's Porpoise ("Phocoena spinipinnis")
*** Genus "Phocoenoides"
**** Dall's Porpoise ("Phocoenoides dalli")
** Family Physeteridae: Sperm Whale family
*** Genus "Physeter"
**** Sperm Whale ("Physeter macrocephalus")
** Family Kogiidae
*** Genus "Kogia"
**** Dwarf Sperm Whale ("Kogia sima")
**** Pygmy Sperm Whale ("Kogia breviceps")
** Family Ziphidae, Beaked whales
*** Genus "Ziphius"
**** Cuvier's Beaked Whale ("Ziphius cavirostris")
*** Genus "Berardius"
**** Arnoux's Beaked Whale ("Berardius arnuxii")
**** Baird's Beaked Whale (North Pacific Bottlenose Whale) ("Berardius bairdii")
*** Genus "Tasmacetus"
**** Tasman Beaked Whale (Shepherd's Beaked Whale) ("Tasmacetus shepherdi")
*** Subfamily Hyperoodontidae
**** Genus "Indopacetus"
***** Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale (Longman's Beaked Whale) ("Indopacetus pacificus")
**** Genus "Hyperoodon"
***** Northern Bottlenose Whale ("Hyperoodon ampullatus")
***** Southern Bottlenose Whale ("Hyperoodon planifrons")
**** Genus "Mesoplodon", Mesoplodont Whale
***** Hector's Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon hectori")
***** True's Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon mirus")
***** Gervais' Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon europaeus")
***** Sowerby's Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon bidens")
***** Gray's Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon grayi")
***** Pygmy Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon peruvianus")
***** Andrews' Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon bowdoini")
***** Spade Toothed Whale ("Mesoplodon traversii")
***** Hubbs' Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon carlhubbsi")
***** Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon ginkgodens")
***** Stejneger's Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon stejnegeri")
***** Layard's Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon layardii")
***** Blainville's Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon densirostris")
***** Perrin's Beaked Whale ("Mesoplodon perrini")
** Family Delphinidae: Dolphin
*** Genus "Cephalorhynchus"
**** Commerson's Dolphin ("Cephalorhyncus commersonii")
**** Chilean Dolphin ("Cephalorhyncus eutropia")
**** Heaviside's Dolphin ("Cephalorhyncus heavisidii")
**** Hector's Dolphin ("Cephalorhyncus hectori")
*** Genus "Steno"
**** Rough-toothed Dolphin ("Steno bredanensis")
*** Genus "Sousa"
**** Atlantic Humpback Dolphin ("Sousa teuszi")
**** Indian Humpback Dolphin ("Sousa plumbea")
**** Pacific Humpback Dolphin ("Sousa chinensis")
*** Genus "Sotalia"
**** Tucuxi ("Sotalia fluviatilis")
*** Genus "Tursiops"
**** Bottlenose Dolphin ("Tursiops truncatus")
**** Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin ("Tursiops aduncus")
*** Genus "Stenella"
**** Pantropical Spotted Dolphin ("Stenella attenuata")
**** Atlantic Spotted Dolphin ("Stenella frontalis")
**** Spinner Dolphin ("Stenella longirostris")
**** Clymene Dolphin ("Stenella clymene")
**** Striped Dolphin ("Stenella coeruleoalba")
*** Genus "Delphinus"
**** Short-beaked Common Dolphin ("Delphinus delphis")
**** Long-beaked Common Dolphin ("Delphinus capensis")
**** Arabian Common Dolphin ("Delphinus tropicalis")
*** Genus "Lagenodelphis"
**** Fraser's Dolphin ("Lagenodelphis hosei")
*** Genus "Lagenorhynchus"
**** White-beaked Dolphin ("Lagenorhynchus albirostris")
**** Atlantic White-sided Dolphin ("Lagenorhynchus acutus")
**** Pacific White-sided Dolphin ("Lagenorhynchus obliquidens")
**** Dusky Dolphin ("Lagenorhynchus obscurus")
**** Black-chinned Dolphin ("Lagenorhynchus australis")
**** Hourglass Dolphin ("Lagenorhynchus cruciger")
*** Genus "Lissodelphis"
**** Northern Right Whale Dolphin ("Lissodelphis borealis")
**** Southern Right Whale Dolphin ("Lissodelphis peronii")
*** Genus "Grampus"
**** Risso's Dolphin ("Grampus griseus")
*** Genus "Peponocephala"
**** Melon-headed Whale ("Peponocephala electra")
*** Genus "Feresa"
**** Pygmy Killer Whale ("Feresa attenuata")
*** Genus "Pseudorca"
**** False Killer Whale ("Pseudorca crassidens")
*** Genus "Orcinus"
**** Orca ("Orcinus orca")
*** Genus "Globicephala"
**** Long-finned Pilot Whale ("Globicephala melas")
**** Short-finned Pilot Whale ("Globicephala macrorhyncus")
*** Genus "Orcaella"
**** Irrawaddy Dolphin ("Orcaella brevirostris")
**** Australian Snubfin Dolphin ("Orcaella heinsohni")

ee also

*List of chordate orders
*List of regional mammals lists
*List of monotremes and marsupials
*List of prehistoric mammals
*List of placental mammals
*Mammal classification
*New mammal species