Monodontidae

Monodontidae

Scientific classification

Genera

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

v • d • e Cetaceans
(whales, dolphins, and porpoises)
Suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales)	Eschrichtiidae (gray whales) · Balaenopteridae (rorquals) · Balaenidae (right whales) · Neobalaenidae (pygmy right whales)
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)