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Species

Orcinus orca (Orca)

Orcinus orca. Photo: (c) Vitek Jirinec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

The largest living species of dolphin

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
        • Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
          • Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
            • Subclass: Theria (Therians)
              • Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
                • Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
                  • Order: Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates and cetaceans)
                    • Suborder: Whippomorpha (Cetaceans and hippopotamuses)
                      • Infraorder: Cetacea (Cetaceans)
                        • Parvorder: Odontoceti (Toothed whales)
                          • Superfamily: Delphinoidea
                            • Family: Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins)
                              • Genus: Orcinus
                                • Species: Orcinus orca (Orca)

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Where in Humboldt


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