Monodon monoceros

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Delphinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Whippomorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Cladus: Delphinida Superfamilia: Delphinoidea

Familia: Monodontidae
Genus: Monodon
Species: Monodon monoceros

Name[edit]

Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758
- Type locality: "Habitat in Oceano Septentrionali Americae, Europae." (= northern seas of Europe and America)

References[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 75. Reference page.
Monodon monoceros 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[edit]

Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Monodon monoceros

Vernacular names[edit]

Ænglisc: Nēohwæl
العربية: الحوت المرقط
azərbaycanca: Narval
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Нарвал
беларуская: Нарвал
български: Нарвал
brezhoneg: Narwal
català: Narval
čeština: Narval
dansk: Narhval
Deutsch: Narwal
English: Narwhal
Esperanto: Narvalo
español: Narval
euskara: Narbal
فارسی: ناروال
suomi: Sarvivalas
français: Narval
Gaeilge: Narbhal
Gàidhlig: Muc-mhara adharcach
עברית: חדשן חדקרן
hrvatski: Narval
magyar: Narvál
interlingua: Narval
Ido: Narvalo
íslenska: Náhvalur
italiano: Narvàlo
日本語: イッカク
ქართული: მარტოკბილა
kalaallisut: Qilalugaq qernertaq
한국어: 외뿔고래
lietuvių: Narvalas
македонски: Нарвал
Nederlands: Narwal
norsk nynorsk: Narkval
norsk: Narhval
Diné bizaad: Tééh hóyáanii bichį́į́htsahí
polski: Narwal
پنجابی: ناروال
português: Narval
română: Narval
русский: Нарвал
slovenščina: Enorog
српски / srpski: Нарвал
svenska: Narval
ไทย: นาร์วาล
Türkçe: Narval
українська: Нарвал
Tiếng Việt: Kỳ lân biển
Bân-lâm-gú: Chi̍t-kak
粵語: 獨角鯨
中文: 一角鲸

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