Harbor Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.
Warm-blooded animals with hair or fur that feed their young on milk.
Classification
- Common name
- Harbor Porpoise
- Browse group
- Mammals
- Scientific name or taxon
- Phocoena phocoena
- Taxon rank
- species
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Phocoenidae
- Genus
- Phocoena
- Source classification
- Mammalia
Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.
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The directory includes species, breeds, hybrids and broader groups. A listed scientific name may identify a parent species rather than a distinct species.
Sources
- A–Z Animals: Harbor Porpoise · Directory entry
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