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White Whales

Monodontidae Gray 1821

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Monodontidae Gray 1821
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Monodontidae
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Monodontidae
Recognized by AnAge articles, Belgium Species List, Canada Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Greenland Species List, Norway Species List, Russia Species List, Sweden Species List, The Netherlands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Mexico Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Northwestern Passages Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and United States Species List
Monodontidae Gray 1821
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and World Register of Marine Species

Alternative Names

? vermontana Thompson, 1850
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hesperoinia Zei 1956
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Monodontidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, Flickr Group, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Prionodelphis Frenguelli 1922
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

beluga and narwhal preferred
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and admin
white whales preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa

Albanian

Balenat e bardha preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

حيتان بيضاء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Təkbuynuzlular preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

нарвалавыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Monodontideged preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Нарвали preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Monodòntid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

一角鲸科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Bijeli kitovi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

narvalovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Narhvaler preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Grondeldolfijnen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Monodonedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Narvallased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Sarvivalaat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Valkovalaat
prefer
Recognized by admin

Galician

Monodóntidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Gründelwale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

חדשיניים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

narválfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

イッカク科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Korean

외뿔고래과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

narvaļu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Narvaliniai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Grünjwaaler preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

narhvalfamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
narkvalfamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Persian

تک‌دندانان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

narwalowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Monodontide preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

нарваловые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Нарвааллыҥылар кэргэннэрэ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Bijeli kitovi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Vitvalar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
vitvalar
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Turkish

Beyaz balinagiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Нарвалові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

megudoleem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ Kỳ lân biển preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

حيتان بيضاء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

一角鲸科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

一角鲸科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

一角鯨科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

一角鯨科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

一角鯨科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Monodontidae Gray 1821

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Monodontidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Agorophiidae
Albireonidae
Allodelphinidae
Ashleycetidae
Dalpiazinidae
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Eoplatanistidae
Eurhinodelphinidae
Iniidae Gray 1846
Kentriodontidae
Kogiidae Gill 1871
Lipotidae
Mirocetidae
Odobenocetopsidae
Patriocetidae
Phocoenidae
Physeteridae Gray 1821
Platanistidae Gray 1846
Pontoporiidae
Prosqualodontidae
Simocetidae
Squalodelphinidae
Squalodontidae
unclassified Odontoceti
Waipatiidae
Xenorophidae
Ziphiidae

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Cetacea Brisson 1762
Odontoceti Flower 1867
Monodontidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Hyperoodontidae Gray 1846
Iniidae Gray 1846
Kogiidae Gill 1871
Lipotidae Zhou, Qian & Li 1978
Phocoenidae Gray 1825
Physeteridae Gray 1821
Platanistidae Gray 1846
Pontoporiidae Gray 1870

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Monodontidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Agorophiidae
Albireonidae
Allodelphinidae
Ashleycetidae
Dalpiazinidae
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Eoplatanistidae
Eurhinodelphinidae
Iniidae Gray 1846
Kentriodontidae
Kogiidae Gill 1871
Lipotidae
Mirocetidae
Odobenocetopsidae
Patriocetidae
Phocoenidae
Physeteridae Gray 1821
Platanistidae Gray 1846
Pontoporiidae
Prosqualodontidae
Simocetidae
Squalodelphinidae
Squalodontidae
unclassified Odontoceti
Waipatiidae
Xenorophidae
Ziphiidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Monodontidae (this page)
Delphinapterus
Monodon
Acrodelphinidae
Agorophiidae
Albireonidae
Allodelphinidae
Ashleycetidae
Dalpiazinidae
Delphinidae
Eoplatanistidae
Eurhinodelphinidae
Iniidae
Kentriodontidae
Kogiidae
Lipotidae
Mirocetidae
Odobenocetopsidae
Patriocetidae
Phocoenidae
Physeteridae
Platanistidae
Pontoporiidae
Prosqualodontidae
Simocetidae
Squalodelphinidae
Squalodontidae
unclassified Odontoceti
Waipatiidae
Xenorophidae
Ziphiidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetacea
Monodontidae (this page)
Bohaskaia Vélez-Juarbe & Pyenson 2012
Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804
Denebola Barnes 1984
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Palaeophocaena Abel 1905
Protophocaena Abel 1905
Acrodelphidae
Acrodelphinidae
Acrophyseter Lambert, Bianucci & de Muizon 2008
Aetiocetidae
Agorophiidae
Albireonidae
Allodelphinidae
Alpherat bramblei
Ambulocetidae
Amphiptera Giglioli 1870
Ashleycetidae
Awadelphis Murakami 2016
Balaenidae
Balaenodontae
Balaenopteridae
Basilosauridae
Brujadelphis Lambert et al. 2017
Cetotheriidae
Cetotheriopsidae
Coronodon Geisler et al. 2017
Dalpiazinidae
Delphinidae
Diorocetus Kellogg 1968
Eomysticetidae
Eoplatanistidae
Eschrichtiidae
Eudelphis de Bus 1872
Eurhinodelphidae
Eurhinodelphinidae
Graamocetus Hoch 2004
Halicetus Kellogg 1969
Hapalodectidae
Hemisyntrachelidae
Herentalia Bisconti 2014
Herpetocetus van Beneden 1872
Hyperoodontidae
Hypognathodontidae
Imerocetus Mchedlidze 1964
Iniidae
Inticetidae
Isocetus Van Beneden 1880
Isthminia Pyenson et al. 2015
Janjucetidae
Kentriodontidae
Kogiidae
Kurdalagonus Tarasenko & Lopatin 2012
Lipotidae
Livyatan Lambert, Bianucci, Post, de Muizon, Salas-Gismondi, Urbina & Reumer 2010
Llanocetidae
Mammalodontidae
Mesonychidae
Mirocetidae
Mystacodontidae
Neobalaenidae
Neoballaenidae
Neosqualodon Dal Piaz 1904
Odobenocetopsidae
Palaeobalaena Moreno 1882
Patriocetidae
Phococetus Gervais 1876
Phocoenidae
Physeteridae
Piscocetus Pilleri & Pilleri 1989
Platanistidae
Pontoporiidae
Prosqualodontidae
Protocetidae
Pterobalaenidae
Remingtonocetidae
Rhabdosteidae
Rhynchoceti
Sachalinocetus Dubrovo 1971
Saurocetus Agassiz 1848
Simocetidae
Squalodelphidae
Squalodelphinidae
Squalodontidae
Tiphyocetus Kellogg 1931
Titanocetus Bisconti 2006
Tranatocetidae
Triisodontidae
Waipatiidae
Xenorophidae
Zignodelphidae
Ziphiidae
Zygiocetus Tarasenko 2014

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Cetacea Brisson 1762
Odontoceti Flower 1867
Monodontidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Hyperoodontidae Gray 1846
Iniidae Gray 1846
Kogiidae Gill 1871
Lipotidae Zhou, Qian & Li 1978
Phocoenidae Gray 1825
Physeteridae Gray 1821
Platanistidae Gray 1846
Pontoporiidae Gray 1870

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Monodontidae (this page)
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas 1776)
Delphinapterus leucas Cook Inlet subpopulation (Pallas 1776)
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758
Antilocapridae
Balaenidae
Balaenopteridae
Bovidae
Camelidae
Cervidae
Delphinidae
Eschrichtiidae
Giraffidae
Hippopotamidae
Iniidae
Kogiidae
Lipotidae
Moschidae
Neobalaenidae
Phocoenidae
Physeteridae
Platanistidae
Pontoporiidae
Suidae
Tayassuidae
Tragulidae
Ziphiidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Whippomorpha
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Monodontidae (this page)
Delphinapterus
Monodon
Delphinidae
Iniidae
Lipotidae
Phocoenidae
Physeteridae
Platanistidae
Pontoporiidae
Ziphiidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinida
Delphinoidea
Monodontidae (this page)
Beluginae
Delphinapterinae
Delphinapterus
Monodon
Albireonidae
Delphinidae
Grampidelphidae
Inticetidae
Kentriodontidae
Odobenocetopsidae
Phocoenidae
Stenidae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Monodontidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Balaenidae
Balaenidae
Balaenopteridae
Balaenopteridae Gray 1864
Cetacea Brisson 1762
Cetancodonta Arnason, Gullberg, Gretasdottir, Ursing & Janke 2000
Delphinidae
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Eschrichtiidae
Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott 1951
Kogiidae
Kogiidae Gill 1871
Monodontidae
Mysticeti Flower 1864
Mysticeti incertae sedis
Neobalaenidae
Neobalaenidae Gray 1873
Odontoceti Flower 1867
Phocoenidae
Phocoenidae
Physeteridae
Physeteridae
Pontoporiidae
Pontoporiidae Gray 1870
Ziphiidae
Ziphiidae Gray 1850
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