Porpoises and dolphins are actually both toothed whales.
Porpoises are more closely related to dolphins than whales. Both porpoises and dolphins are part of the family Delphinidae, while whales are a separate family within the order Cetacea.
Porpoises are in the same order as Dolphins and Whales; cetaceans. They are more closely related to Dolphins.
The cetacea order is classified into two suborders: Odontoceti (toothed whales) and Mysticeti (baleen whales). Odontoceti includes dolphins, porpoises, and sperm whales, which have teeth for hunting. Mysticeti includes species like humpback and blue whales, which have baleen plates to filter feed.
The zoological name for a whale is Cetacea. This name refers to the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Chordata is more specific than Cetacea. Chordata is a phylum that includes animals with a notochord, while Cetacea is an order within the class Mammalia that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
The scientific name of the fin whale is Balaenoptera physalus. It belongs to the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Within the order, the fin whale falls under the family Balaenopteridae.
Whales belong to the family Balaenopteridae, which includes species like humpback whales, blue whales, and fin whales.
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises.
Dolphins are mammals closely related to whales and sea cows. They are also related to hippos (but not as closely).
Dolphins are related to whales and porpoises.
Dolphins are marine mammals closely related to whales and porpoises.
Whales and Porpoises are related to dolphins.
Dolphins are part of the animal kingdom Animalia and have 40 species throughout 17 genera's. Dolphins are closely related to whales and porpoises.
Dolphins and porpoises are actually small whales and are related to whales.
The land animal which is most closely related to whales is the hippopotamus.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises, by Mark Carwardine.
It is classed as a Cetacean Mammal, related to whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Both are mammals. That's it, they are not related. The walrus is a pinniped, related to seals, whales are Cetaceans, related to porpoises and dolphins.
A cetacea is a big marine animal with long ears and long snout,but strangely it has fur!