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Is a bottlenose dolphin a mammal or a pinnipedia?
It is both. Mammal is the class and Pinnipedia is a sub-order of aquatic mammals.
What is scientific term for mammals with flippers?
Pinnipedia.
What are fin footed mammals also known as?
Marine Mammals Order : Pinnipedia
What order is the seal in?
Seals are in the order carnivora, their superfamily is the pinnipeds, and they specifically are pinnipedia otariidae
Which animal is called the sea lion?
A type of seal, occurring in the northern and California species, of the family Pinnipedia.
There are two sub-orders of carnivores members of Pinnipedia have flippers By definition what do members of Fissipedia all have?
Paws
What has the author A W Mansfield written?
A. W. Mansfield has written: 'Seals of Arctic and eastern Canada' -- subject(s): Pinnipedia, Seals (Animals)
What has the author Marianne Riedman written?
Marianne Riedman has written: 'Wild about otters' -- subject(s): Sea otter 'The Pinnipeds' -- subject(s): Pinnipedia
What family are sea lions part of?
Sea lions are part of the Otariidae family, and the Otariinae sub-family. They are also classified as part of the Pinnipedia superfamily, and are often described as pinnipeds.
Are seals mammals?
Yes they are, they are warm blooded and feed their young milk. Seals are mammalian (mammals) and live among the regions of Antarctica and the south pole. They are the only hunters of penguins there apart from snow wolves. They have hair (whiskers) and have babies straight instead of hatching an egg (like reptiles, fish, birds, & insects). Seals are endothermic vertebrates that suckle their young. Seals are classified in the Class Mammalia by taxonomists. In the class Mammalia, seals are placed in the order Pinnipedia or, more recently in the order Carnivora with cats and dogs and bears and hyaenas. Seals are known as marine or aquatic mammals.
What is the family of the animal that is aquatic and has fur and external ears?
You are referring to earred seals or sea lions...which are the super family Pinnipedia family Otariidae. ...or sea otters family Mustelidae sub family Lutrinae
What has the author P J H van Bree written?
P. J. H. van Bree has written: 'Updated catalogue of the remains of Pinnipedia (Mammalia) in the collection of the Zoological Museum Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam'
