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Whales are too diverse a group for this to be answered precisely. Please be more specific as to which type of whale.
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Is genus the same as order for whales?
No, genus and order are different taxonomic ranks. Genus refers to a grouping of closely related species, while order is a higher taxonomic rank that includes multiple families of organisms. In the case of whales, the order is Cetacea, which includes multiple genera like Orcinus (killer whale) and Balaenoptera (blue whale).
What specie is the whale in?
Whales are a diverse group of marine mammals belonging to the order Cetacea. There are many different species of whales, including the blue whale, humpback whale, sperm whale, and killer whale.
What are the sperm whales 7 levels of classification?
The seven levels of classification for a sperm whale are: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Family: Physeteridae Genus: Physeter Species: Physeter macrocephalus
What is the scientific classification of a Killer whale?
The Killer whale (Orcinus orca) is the toothed whale that belongs to the oceanic dolphin family. They are an apex predator that preys upon Great white sharks as well as Polar bears. NOTHING preys on them, except humans.See the related link below for more info:
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the mammal Fin whale?
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.
What is the kingdom phylum class order family genus and species for the dolphin?
All whales belong to the same phylum, class and order (listed below). What family, genus and species a whale belongs to depends on the whale. Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea
What gruop does the whale sharks belong to?
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the only extant species of the family Rhincodontidae.It belongs to the class Chondrichthyes, subclass Elasmobranchii, order Orectolobiformes, family Rhincodontidae,genus Rhincodon.
What is the species of the killer whale?
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Delphinidae Genus: Orcinus Species: Orcinus orca
What family is the blue whale?
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Suborder: Mysticeti Family: Balaenopteridae Genus: Balaenoptera Species: Musculus Subspecies: Intermedia if from the southern Hemisphere Musculus if from the Northern Hemisphere Brevicauda If it is a Pygmy blue whale
What type of whale is a Beluga Whale?
All whales are part of the order of mammals known as Cetacea. This family also includes dolphins and porpoises. The Beluga is closely related to the Narwhal The heirarchy of the Beluga is: Order: Cetacea Family: Monodontidae Genus: Delphinapterus
What is the classification of the humpback whale?
Kingdom Animalia (animals) Phylum Chordata (vertebrates) Class Mammalia (mammals) Order Cetacea (whales and dolphins) Suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales) Family Balaenopteridae Genus Megaptera Species novaeangliae
What genus is whale shark in?
Scientific classification is important in Science. However remembering all the classifications is hard. Isurus is the genus in which sharks belong.
What genus do mammals belong to?
The term 'mammal' is a class, which is above genus...It generally goes in this orderKINGDOMPHYLUMCLASSORDERFAMILYGENUSSPECIES
How many Killer whale species are there?
The killer whale is a species of the dolphin family; there are 5 types, based of geography.
What are the 7 levels of classification for a whale?
I assume you are referring to the levels of scientific classification for the tiger shark. If requesting an answer for that, it is as follows... Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Genus: Galeocerdo Species: G. cuvier or Galeocerdo Cuvier
Another name for a killer whale starting with G?
The killer whale can be called the orca whale, blackfish or "grampus." The grampus is also a name for Risso's Dolphin, the only species in the genus Grampus.
What is the genus of whale that is the largest of the living mammals?
The largest living mammal is the blue whale, which is also the largest animal that has ever lived. It is in the genus Balaenoptera, but the genus also contains some whales that are smaller than some other whales of other genera (plural of genus). Thus, the genus itself is not the largest of living mammals, but one species that it contains is.
