The cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two living whale species, the narwhal and the beluga whale and at least four extinct species, known from the...
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Narwhal (category Monodontidae)
the genus Monodon and one of two living representatives of the family Monodontidae. The narwhal has a similar build to the closely related beluga whale...
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in the High Arctic and are the only two living members of the family Monodontidae. The existence of narlugas had been hypothesized for decades before its...
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amount of wax ester, whereas those of the Phocoenidae (porpoises) and Monodontidae (narwhals and beluga whales) contain little or no wax. The speed of sound...
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Delphinoidea. The three main families of the whale are the Delphinidae, Monodontidae and Phocoenidae.” Based on McGowen et al., 2019 Superfamily Delphinoidea...
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List of marine mammal species (section Monodontidae)
Marine mammals comprise over 130 living and recently extinct species in three taxonomic orders. The Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international scientific...
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List of artiodactyls (section Family Monodontidae)
Balaenopteridae, Cetotheriidae, Delphinidae, Iniidae, Kogiidae, Lipotidae, Monodontidae, Phocoenidae, Physeteridae, Platanistidae, Pontoporiidae, Ziphiidae,...
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2006 after an expedition to estimate the population found none. The Monodontidae lack dorsal fins, which have been replaced by tough, fibrous ridges just...
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There are 84 mammal species (with two uncertain) recorded in Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. Two are endangered, one is vulnerable as well now extinct...
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Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins) Monodontidae Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Physeteridae Kogiidae Iniidae Lipotidae Platanistidae Pontoporiidae Ziphiidae (Beaked...
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List of mammals of Europe (section Monodontidae)
This is a list of mammals of Europe. It includes all mammals currently found in Europe (from northeast Atlantic to Ural Mountains and northern slope of...
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Family Delphinidae: (about 37 species) dolphins (cosmopolitan) Family Monodontidae: (2 species) beluga and narwhal (Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific) Family...
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List of mammals of Denmark (section Monodontidae)
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Denmark, listing only species found outside captivity and fenced enclosures, or with certain records younger...
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Amazonian river dolphins Pontoporiidae: La Plata dolphin Delphinoidea Monodontidae: Beluga and narwhal Phocoenidae: Porpoises Delphinidae: Oceanic dolphins...
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Beluga whale (category Monodontidae)
Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus...
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others Family Delphinidae: oceanic true dolphins (38 species) Family Monodontidae: Arctic whales; narwhal and beluga (two species) Family Phocoenidae:...
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whale), and Eschrichtiidae (the grey whale). Odontocetes include the Monodontidae (belugas and narwhals), Physeteridae (the sperm whale), Kogiidae (the...
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Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins) Monodontidae Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Physeteridae Kogiidae Iniidae Lipotidae Platanistidae Pontoporiidae Ziphiidae (Beaked...
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There are 7 orders, 17 families, 40 genera, and 60 species represented among the mammals of New England. If extirpated, coastal, introduced, and accidental...
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Eschrichtiidae (grey whales) Odontoceti: Whales: with four families: Monodontidae (belugas and narwhals), Physeteridae (sperm whales), Kogiidae (dwarf...
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Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins) Monodontidae Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Physeteridae Kogiidae Iniidae Lipotidae Platanistidae Pontoporiidae Ziphiidae (Beaked...
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longirostris) and the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). Family Monodontidae In 2019, a "Narluga" hybrid of a male beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)...
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Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins) Monodontidae Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Physeteridae Kogiidae Iniidae Lipotidae Platanistidae Pontoporiidae Ziphiidae (Beaked...
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Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins) Monodontidae Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Physeteridae Kogiidae Iniidae Lipotidae Platanistidae Pontoporiidae Ziphiidae (Beaked...
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Porpoises (Phocoenidae) Belugas, narwhals (Monodontidae)...
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Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins) Monodontidae Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Physeteridae Kogiidae Iniidae Lipotidae Platanistidae Pontoporiidae Ziphiidae (Beaked...
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Denebola brachycephala (category Monodontidae)
Denebola is an extinct genus of whale belonging to the family Monodontidae. It contains a single known species, Denebola brachycephala. It is the earliest...
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Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins) Monodontidae Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Physeteridae Kogiidae Iniidae Lipotidae Platanistidae Pontoporiidae Ziphiidae (Beaked...
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Porpoises (Phocoenidae) Belugas, narwhals (Monodontidae)...
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Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins) Monodontidae Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Physeteridae Kogiidae Iniidae Lipotidae Platanistidae Pontoporiidae Ziphiidae (Beaked...
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