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Rorquals

Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaenoptera
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
Balaenoptera
Genus recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Belgium Species List, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Denmark Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, Faroe Islands Species List, France Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Greenland Species List, Iceland Species List, India Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Myanmar Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norway Species List, Peru Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Russia Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Taiwan Species List, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Tunisia Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Uruguay Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Red Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia MIN, wikipedia gl Galician, Aegean Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Balaenoptera
Recognized by AnAge articles, INBio, IABIN, Listed Species in Texas, Furui 2020, and Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington
Balaenoptera Lacepède 1804
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, 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

Catoptera Rafinesque 1815
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Cuvierius Gray 1866
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Pterobalaena Eschricht 1849
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Rorqualus Cuvier 1836
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Sibbaldius Gray 1864
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaenoptera andrejewi
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Balaenoptera borealis Peale 1848
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828)
Balaenoptera caerulescens Lacépède 1818
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Balaenoptera grimmi
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Balaenoptera maculata Lacépède 1818
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Balaenoptera nigra Lacépède 1818
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Balaenoptera punctulata Lacépède 1819
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rorqualus borealis Hamilton 1837
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758))
Balaenoptera
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors, Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, GBIF national node type records UK, Bahrain Species List, NMNH type specimens, Paleobiology Database, Flickr Group, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Flickr BHL, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Balaenoptera Lacepede 1804
Authority according to NCBI
Catoptera Rafinesque 1815
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Catoptera Rafinesque 1815
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Catoptera Rafinesque 1815
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cuvierius Gray 1866
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Cuvierius Gray 1866
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Cuvierius Gray 1866
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Pterobalaena Eschricht 1849
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Pterobalaena Eschricht 1849
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Pterobalaena Eschricht 1849
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Rorqualus Cuvier 1836
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Rorqualus Cuvier 1836
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Rorqualus Cuvier 1836
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Sibbaldius Gray 1864
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Sibbaldius Gray 1864
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Sibbaldius Gray 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Rorquals preferred
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum and Wikidata Common Names
baleen whales
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
finback whales
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

هركول preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

须鲸属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
须鲸科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

plejtvák preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Rorcual preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Furchenwale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

לווייתן preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ナガスクジラ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Korean

대왕고래속 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

joslvaļi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Finnhvalslekten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

تیغ‌باله‌ها preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Płetwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Rorqual preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

полосатики preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Rorcual preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วาฬแกลบ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

смугач preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

هركول preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

须鲸属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

须鲸属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

鬚鯨屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

鬚鯨屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

鬚鯨屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804

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
Mysticeti
Balaenopteridae Gray 1864
Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 (this page)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister 1867
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1879
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada 2003
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaptera Gray 1846

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
Mysticeti Flower 1864
Balaenopteridae Gray 1864
Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 (this page)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister 1867
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1879
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada 2003
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaptera Gray 1846

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
Mysticeti
Balaenopteridae Gray 1864
Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 (this page)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister 1867
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1879
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada 2003
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaptera Gray 1846

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
Mysticeti
Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera (this page)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister 1867
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828
Balaenoptera brydei Olsen 1913
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1879
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada 2003
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaptera

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetacea
Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 (this page)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804
Balaenoptera bairdii Stejneger 1883
Balaenoptera bertae Boessenecker 2013
Balaenoptera bertai
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister 1867
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828
Balaenoptera brevicauda Ichihara 1966
Balaenoptera brydei Olsen 1913
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1879
Balaenoptera fasciata Gray 1846
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada 2003
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758)
Balaenoptera siberi Pilleri 1989
Balaenoptera sursiplana Cope 1895
Balaenoptera taiwanica Huang 1966
Eschrichtius cephalus (Cope 1867)
Archaebalaenoptera Bisconti 2007
Diunatans Bosselaers & Post 2010
Eobalaenoptera Dooley, Fraser & Luo 2004
Fragilicetus Bisconti & Bosselaers 2016
Idiocetus Capellini 1876
Megaptera Gray 1846
Notiocetus Ameghino 1891
Parabalaenoptera Zeigler, Chan & Barnes 1997
Plesiobalaenoptera Bisconti 2010
Plesiocetus Beneden 1859
Praemegaptera Behrmann 1995
Protororqualus Bisconti 2007

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
Mysticeti Flower 1864
Balaenopteridae Gray 1864
Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 (this page)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister 1867
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1879
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada 2003
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaptera Gray 1846

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
Mysticeti
Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera (this page)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Balaenoptera borealis
Balaenoptera brydei
Balaenoptera edeni
Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera musculus × Balaenoptera physalus
Balaenoptera omurai
Balaenoptera physalus
unclassified Balaenoptera
Megaptera

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
Mysticeti
Balaenopteroidea
Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera (this page)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Balaenoptera borealis
Balaenoptera brydei
Balaenoptera davidsoni
Balaenoptera edeni
Balaenoptera huttoni
Balaenoptera indica
Balaenoptera minor
Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera omurai
Balaenoptera physalus
Balaenoptera ricei
Balaenoptera siberi
Balaenoptera sulcata
Balaenoptera swinhoei
Agaphelinae
Balaenopterinae
Megaptera
Megapterinae
Megoptera
Parabalaenopterinae
Physalus
Pterobalaena
Rorqualus
Swinhoia

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 (this page)
Balaenoptera
Balaenopterinae Gray 1864
Megaptera
Megaptera Gray 1846
Megapterinae Gray 1864
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