Monodontidae

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Monodontidae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cetacea
Family:	Monodontidae Gray, 1821

Genera

Delphinapterus
Monodon

The cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two unusual whale species, the Narwhal, in which the male has a long tusk, and the white Beluga.

[edit] Taxonomy

ORDER Cetacea
- Suborder Mysticeti
  - Family Eschrichtiidae: Gray Whale
  - Family Balaenopteridae: rorquals
  - Family Balaenidae right whales
  - Family Neobalaenidae: Pygmy Right Whale
- Suborder Odontoceti
  - Family Platanistoidea: river dolphins
  - Family Delphinidae: oceanic dolphins
  - Family Phocoenidae: porpoises
  - Family Monodontidae
    - Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas
    - Narwhal, Monodon monoceros
  - Family Physeteridae: Sperm Whale
  - Family Kogiidae: Pygmy Sperm Whale and Dwarf Sperm Whale
  - Family Ziphiidae: beaked whales

Cetaceans (Dolphins, Whales, and Porpoises)

Suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales): Eschrichtiidae (gray whales) - Balaenopteridae (rorquals) - Balaenidae (right whales) - Neobalaenidae (pygmy right whale)

Suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales): Platanistoidea (river dolphins) - Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) - Phocoenidae (porpoises) - Monodontidae (beluga and narwhal) - Physeteridae (sperm whales) - Kogiidae (pygmy and dwarf sperm whales) - Ziphiidae (beaked whales)

Category: Toothed whales