Bottle-nosed Whales (genus)

Hyperoodon

Bottle-nosed Whales (Hyperoodon) also commonly known as Bottlenose Whales, is a biological genus in the family Hyperoodontidae (Beaked Whales) and order Cetacea (Cetaceans).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Mammalia
      - Order: Cetacea
        Family: Hyperoodontidae
        Genus: Hyperoodon

Species in the Genus of Hyperoodon

North Atlantic Bottlenose Whale

Hyperoodon ampullatus

Southern Bottlenose Whale

Hyperoodon planifrons

Genera in the Family of Hyperoodontidae

Beaked Whales (genus)

Mesoplodon

Bottle-nosed Whales (genus)

Hyperoodon

Giant Beaked Whales (genus)

Berardius

Goose-beaked Whales (genus)

Ziphius

Indopacetus (genus)

Indopacetus

Tasmanian Beaked Whales (genus)

Tasmacetus

External Links

Hyperoodon – Wikipedia