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Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae Feresa

Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874

Accepted Name UICN: LC UICN Cuba: NE
Taxonomic Classification
  • Kingdom Animalia
  • Phylum Chordata
  • Class Mammalia
  • Order Cetacea
  • Family Delphinidae
  • Genus Feresa
  • Species Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874
observations in Cuba (GBIF)
Common Names
Name Language
Orca pigmea | Pygmy killer whale es Main
Distribution and Origin
Endemism
Establishment means
Conservation Status
UICN Global
LC
Preocupación Menor
UICN Cuba
NE
No Evaluado
Nomenclature
Canonical name Feresa attenuata
Published in Alvarez-Aleman, A., D. Gonzalez-Socoloske, B. Garcia-Dulzaides, and L. Rodriguez-Viera. 2021. First Report of Pygmy Killer Whales (Feresa attenuata) in Cuba. Aquatic Mammals 47:71-75.
Nomenclatural code ICN
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