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cetacean
📅 Updated:2026-04-11
🕒 Created:2009-11-07
🆔 ID:895
Description
Cetaceans are any member of the infraorder Cetacea, aquatic mammals which are mostly marine. This infraorder includes two extant parvorders - odontoceti and mysteceti - which share a common ancestor by means of an extinct parvorder, archaeoceti. Cetacea as an infraorder is related most to the hippopotamuses and fall under the order Artiodactyla accordingly, having diverged from even-toed ungulates 45 to 53 million years ago. Members of this infraorder vary in shape and size, from small porpoises to great blue whales. A summary of their taxonomy is listed below.
Taxonomy:
- mammal
Related:
More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacea
Other rankings
- tag group:species
- mammal
- afrosoricid - Golden mole and tenrec.
- bovid - Buffalo, cattle, yak, etc.
- camelid - Alpaca, camel, llama, etc.
- canid - Dog, fox, wolf, etc.
- caprine - Goat, ibex, sheep, etc.
- cervid - Elk, moose, reindeer, etc.
- cetacean - Dolphin, porpoise, whale, etc.
- equine - Donkey, horse, zebra, etc.
- eulipotyphlan - Hedgehog, mole, shrew, etc.
- euplerid - Fanaloka, fossa, vontsira, etc.
- felid - Cat, lion, tiger, etc.
- giraffid - Giraffe, okapi, etc.
- herpestid - Mongoose
- hyaenid - Hyenas
- lagomorph - Rabbit, hare, pika, etc.
- marsupial - Kangaroo, koala, opossum, etc.
- mephitid - Skunks and stink badgers.
- monotreme - Echidna and platypus
- mustelid - Ferret, otter, weasel, etc.
- pinniped - Sea lion, seal, walrus, etc.
- primate - Ape, lemur, monkey, etc. (excludes human)
- proboscidean - Elephant, mammoth, mastodon, etc.
- procyonid - Kinkajou, raccoon, ring-tailed cat, etc.
- suina - Boar, pig, warthog, etc.
- rodent - Mouse, rat, squirrel, etc.
- ursid - Grizzly bear, panda, polar bear, etc.
- viverrid - Civet, genet, linsang, etc.
- xenarthran - Anteater, armadillo, and sloth.
