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What genus does a killer whale belong to?
Orcinus - as in Orca whale
What genus do mammals belong to?
The term 'mammal' is a class, which is above genus...It generally goes in this orderKINGDOMPHYLUMCLASSORDERFAMILYGENUSSPECIES
What is the Order family genus species of a whale?
Whales are too diverse a group for this to be answered precisely. Please be more specific as to which type of whale.
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 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.
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.
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).
Is there an emperor killer whale?
No. Killer whales do not have a hierarchy or rulership amongst themselves; 'killer whale' describes a single species and genus, orcinus orca, so there are no variants.
What is a rhincodo n?
A Rhincodon is a genus of elasmobranch fishes that contains only the Whale Shark - according to online dictionaries...
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 is a zeuglodon?
A zeuglodon is an alternative name for a basilosaurus, a genus of early whale which lived between 40 and 34 million years ago.
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.
