| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
| COMMON NAME: | cetaceans, whales, dolphins, porpoises |
| KINGDOM: | Animalia |
| PHYLUM: | Chordata |
| CLASS: | Mammalia |
| ORDER: | Cetacea (suborder Odontoceti - toothed whales, suborder Mysticeti - baleen whale) |
| FAMILY: | 10 families |
| GENUS SPECIES: | 40 genera; at least 80 species |
| FAST FACTS |
| DESCRIPTION: | Visually, the two suborders can be easily distinguished by the presence of teeth and a single blowhole (Odontocetes) or baleen and two blowholes (Mysticetes). |
| SIZE: | In general, baleen whales are much larger than toothed whales, ranging in length from about 6.4-27 m (21-85 ft.). Most toothed whales are less than 6.1 m (20 ft.) long. |
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