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129 Species
Marine Mammals Midterm Species
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Phoca vitulina | Pacific harbor seal Pinnipeds (phocidae) |
| Mirounga angustirostris | Northern elephant seal Pinnipeds (phocidae) |
| Zalophis californianus | California sea lion Pinnipeds (Otariidae) |
| Eumetopias jubatus | Stellar sea lion Pinnipeds (Otariidae) |
| Callorhinus ursinus | Northern fur seal Pinnipeds (Otariidae) |
| Tursiops truncatus | Bottlenose dolphin Odontocetes (Delphinidae) |
| Grampus griseus | Risso’s dolphin Odontocetes (Delphinidae) |
| Lagenorhyncus obliquidens | Pacific white-sided dolphin Odontocetes (Delphinidae) |
| Orcinus orca | Killer whale Odontocetes (Delphinidae) |
| Delphinus capensis and Delphinus delphis | Common dolphin Odontocetes (Delphinidae) |
| Northern right whale dolphin | Lissodelphis borealis Odontocetes (Delphinidae) |
| Physeter macrocephalus | Sperm whale Odontocetes (Physeteridae) |
| Phocoena phocoena | Harbor porpoise Odontocetes (Phocoenidae) |
| Phocoenoides dalli | Dall’s porpoise Odontocetes (Phocoenidae) |
| Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback whale Mysticetes (Balaenopteridae) |
| Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale Mysticetes (Balaenopteridae) |
| Balaenoptera physalus | Fin whale Mysticetes (Balaenopteridae) |
| Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Minke whale Mysticetes (Balaenopteridae) |
| Eschrichtius robustus | Gray whale Mysticetes (Escrichtiidae) |
| Enhydra lutris | Sea otter Mustelidae |
| Ursus maritimus | Polar bear Ursidae |