sharks and crabs are in this family
This (currently endangered) marine mammal belongs to the family of baleen whales, also known as "Mysticeti."
This (currently endangered) marine mammal belongs to the family of baleen whales, also known as "Mysticeti."
This (currently endangered) marine mammal belongs to the family of baleen whales, also known as "Mysticeti."
Suborder: Mysticeti
No, they are certainly not. Blue whales and killer whales both belong to the same order: Cetacea, the order of the whales. Though that's where the liking stops. Because Killer whales belong to the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales) and Blue whales belong to the suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales).
Baleen whales, or Mysticeti. There are fifteen species, not two.
Kingdom Animalia (animals) Phylum Chordata (vertebrates) Class Mammalia (mammals) Order Cetacea (whales and dolphins) Suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales) Family Balaenopteridae Genus Megaptera Species novaeangliae
Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Ceacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae, Balaenoptera, Musculus
Cetaceans, which is further split into Mysticeti, baleen whales, and Odontoceti, toothed whales, which includes dolphins, killer whales, and porpoises
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are baleen whales (Suborder Mysticeti). They are one of 76 cetacean species, and are marine mammals. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Humpbackwhale.shtml
The zoological name for a whale is Cetacea. This name refers to the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Vertebrata, Class Mammalia, Order Cetacea, suborder Mysticeti (for baleen whales, like humpbacks) or suborder Odontoceti (for toothed whales, like dolphins)