Species

Phocoena phocoena (Harbour porpoise)

Phocoena phocoena. Photo: (c) Ecomare/Salko de Wolf, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of six species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest marine mammals. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is the most familiar porpoise to whale watchers. This porpoise often ventures up rivers, and has been seen hundreds of miles from the sea. The harbour porpoise may be polytypic, with geographically distinct populations representing distinct races: P. p. phocoena…

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: Phocoenidae (Porpoises)
        Genus: Phocoena (Typical porpoises)
        Species: Phocoena phocoena (Harbour porpoise)
        Subspecies: Phocoena phocoena vomerina (Pacific harbour porpoise)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Phocoena phocoena vomerina (Pacific harbour porpoise)

Sightings

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