Delphinapterus leucas

Delphinapterus leucas

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Cohort: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Artiodactyla
Subordo: Whippomorpha
Infraordo: Cetacea
Cladus: Neoceti
Parvordo: Odontoceti
Familia: Monodontidae
Genus: Delphinapterus
Species: D. leucas

Name

• Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)

References

• Delphinapterus leucas in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Links

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Delphinapterus leucas

Vernacular names

беларуская: Бялуха
dansk: Hvidhval
English: Beluga, White whale
español: Beluga
suomi: Maitovalas, Beluga
magyar: Beluga, fehér delfin
íslenska: Mjaldur
italiano: Beluga
日本語: シロイルカ
svenska: Vitval, beluga
ไทย: วาฬเบลูกา, วาฬขาว
Türkçe: Beyaz balina
中文: 白鲸

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