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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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