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Simple Global Species List


Cetaceans

Pinnipeds

Sirenia

Mustelidae

Ursidae


Whales and Dolphins (Cetaceans)

Common Name

Scientific Name
Andrews' beaked whale Mesoplodon bowdoini
Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Arnoux's beaked whale Berardius arnuxii
Atlantic humpback dolphin Sousa teuszii
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus
Bahamonde's beaked whale Mesoplodon bahamondi
Baiji Lipotes vexillifer
Baird's beaked whale Berardius bairdii
Beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
Boto Inia geoffrensis
Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Burmeister's porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis
Chilean dolphin Cephalorhynchus eutropia
Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene
Commerson's dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli
Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
Finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides
Franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei
Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
Gervais' beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Mesoplodon gingkodens
Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus
Gray's beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi
Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Heaviside's dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Hector's beaked whale Mesoplodon hectori
Hector's dolphin Cephalorhynchus hectori
Hourglass dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger
Hubbs' beaked whale Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis
Indus River dolphin Platanista minor
Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
Killer whale Orcinus orca
Long-beaked common dolphin Delphinus capensis
Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas
Longman's beaked whale Mesoplodon pacificus
Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
Narwhal Monodon monoceros
North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis
North Pacific right whale Eubalaena japonica
Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
Northern right whale dolphin Lissodelphis borealis
Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
Peale's dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis
Perrin's beaked whale Mesoplodon perrini
Pygmy beaked whale Mesoplodon peruvianus
Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata
Pygmy right whale Caperea marginata
Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
Shepherd's beaked whale Tasmacetus shepherdi
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
South Asian river dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica
Southern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon planifrons
Southern right whale Eubalaena australis
Southern right whale dolphin Lissodelphis peronii
Sowerby's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens
Spectacled porpoise Phocoena dioptrica
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris
Stejneger's beaked whale Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Strap-toothed whale Mesoplodon layardii
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus
Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis
Vaquita Phocoena sinus
White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris

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Seals and Sea Lions (Pinnipeds)

Common Name

Scientific Name
Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella
Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea
Baikal seal or nerpa Phoca sibirica
Bearded seal Erignathus barbatus
California, Galapagos, and Japanese sea lions Zalophus californianus
Caribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis
Caspian seal Phoca caspica
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophagus
Gray seal Halichoerus grypus
Guadalupe fur seal Arctocephalus townsendi
Harbor seal Phoca vitulina
Harp seal Phoca groenlandica
Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi
Hooded seal Cystophora cristata
Juan Fernandez fur seal Arctocephalus philippi
Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx
Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus
New Zealand fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri
New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri
Northern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris
Northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus
Ribbon seal Histriophoca fasciata
Ringed seal Phoca hispida
Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii
South African and Australian fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus
South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis
South American sea lion Otaria byronia
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina
Spotted seal Phoca largha
Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus
Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis
Walrus Odobenus rosmarus
Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii

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Manatees, Dugongs, and Sea Cow (Sirenia)

Common Name

Scientific Name
Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis
Dugong Dugong dugon
Steller's sea cow (extinct) Hydrodamalis gigas
West African manatee Trichechus senegalensis
West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus

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Otters (Mustelidae)

Common Name

Scientific Name
Marine otter Lutra felina
Sea otter Enhydra lutris

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Polar Bear (Ursidae)

Common Name

Scientific Name
Polar bear Ursus maritimus

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