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REMAINING (number with state)
Abdominal field, extends over the flipper
No (2)
Yes (1)
Abdominal teat number
2 (10)
4 (3)
Baleen color
Black (7)
White (4)
Gray (3)
Yellow (3)
Brown (1)
Green (1)
Baleen length
2m (3)
3m (3)
4m (1)
5m (1)
Less than 1m (1)
Baleen plate number
251-260 (8)
231-240 (7)
241-250 (7)
221-230 (6)
261-270 (6)
271-280 (6)
281-290 (6)
291-300 (6)
301-310 (6)
311-320 (6)
321-330 (6)
331-340 (6)
341-350 (6)
351-360 (6)
361-370 (4)
211-220 (3)
371-380 (3)
381-390 (3)
391-400 (3)
130-140 (1)
141-150 (1)
151-160 (1)
161-170 (1)
171-180 (1)
200-210 (1)
Baleen present
No (110)
Yes (13)
Baleen, asymmetrical coloration
No, continuous (2)
Yes (2)
Beak conspicuous
Yes (38)
No (24)
Beak is very long and thin
No (8)
Yes (4)
Beak, uppersurface color
Gray (1)
White (1)
Blow shape
V-shaped (4)
Heart-shaped (1)
Round (1)
Body covered in fur
No (86)
Yes (37)
Body length mature
2m (54)
3m (40)
1m (21)
4m (16)
5m (15)
6m (10)
7m (8)
15m (6)
8m (6)
9m (6)
10m (5)
14m (5)
17m (5)
11m (4)
12m (4)
13m (4)
16m (4)
18m (3)
19m (3)
20m (1)
24m (1)
25m (1)
26m (1)
27m (1)
29m (1)
30m (1)
31m (1)
32m (1)
33m (1)
34m (1)
Body pattern
Solid (10)
Spotted (9)
Blotched (6)
Mottled (2)
Scarred (1)
Chin color
Gray (9)
White (9)
Black (5)
Clear separation between dark dorsal cape and lighter sides
Yes (3)
No (2)
Color main
Black/Gray (113)
White (77)
Brown (38)
Orange/Yellow (14)
Blue (10)
Red/Pink (7)
Crease between melon and beak present
Yes (2)
No (1)
Dark saddle present
No (6)
Yes (2)
Dorsal cape dips markedly at midbody
No (1)
Yes (1)
Dorsal dark cape present
Yes (2)
No (1)
Dorsal fin color
Gray (8)
White (3)
Black (2)
Pink (2)
Dorsal fin is bicolored
No, solid (19)
Yes (6)
Dorsal fin present
Yes (72)
No (52)
Dorsal fin shape
Falcate (16)
Triangular (12)
Rounded (7)
Dorsal fin with undercut rear margin
No (2)
Yes (1)
Dorsal side contains white
No (1)
Yes (1)
Dorsal spots present
No (17)
Yes (7)
Ear flaps present
No (103)
Yes (18)
Extrudable membrane in nostril of adult male
No (5)
Yes (1)
Eye ring present
No (2)
Yes (1)
Eye stripe to flipper present
No (6)
Yes (2)
Face mask present
No (18)
Yes (2)
False gill present between eye and flipper
No (10)
Yes (2)
Feeding technique
Gulper (7)
Swallower (7)
Skimmer (6)
Benthic (2)
Flank contains yellow
No (25)
Yes (3)
Flank, dark stripe from face to flipper
No (7)
Yes (2)
Flipper present
Rounded (1)
Tapered (1)
Flipper, upperside contains white
No (1)
Yes (1)
Flippers are 1/4 of body length
No (1)
Yes (1)
Flippers present
No (2)
Yes (2)
Fluke posterior edge texture
Smooth (4)
Scalloped (1)
Foreflippers hair on dorsal surface extends below wrist
No (1)
Yes (1)
Found at Lake Baikal, Russia
No (7)
Yes (1)
Found in the Caspian Sea
No (5)
Yes (1)
Found in the Mediterranean Sea
No (11)
Yes (1)
Fur contains white
No (2)
Yes (2)
Habitat
Ocean (26)
River systems (9)
Estuary (1)
Shore (1)
Habitat, beaches
Ice (5)
Rocky beaches (1)
Sandy beaches (1)
Head shape
Round (1)
Triangular (1)
Humpback present
No (2)
Yes (2)
Inflatable nose present
No (4)
Yes (2)
Kind
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises (81)
Walrus and Seals (35)
Dugong and Manatees (4)
Polar Bear and Otters (3)
Lips outlined with white
No (11)
Yes (3)
Male, guard hairs tipped with yellow or gray
No (3)
Yes (2)
Male, mane present
Yes (5)
No (2)
Mane, contrasts to lighter fur
No (1)
Yes (1)
Melon is bulbous
No (2)
Yes (1)
Mouth to flipper stripe present
No (1)
Yes (1)
Mouthline rises a step at midlength
No (3)
Yes (2)
Neck ring present
No (6)
Yes (1)
Nostrils present at front of the head
No (1)
Yes (1)
Pledge has ringed pattern
No (6)
Yes (1)
Range
Northern Hemisphere (87)
Southern Hemisphere (84)
Range in Northern Hemisphere
North America (8)
Asia (5)
South America (4)
Africa (2)
Europe (1)
Range in Southern Hemisphere
South America (14)
Africa (6)
Antarctica (6)
Australia (5)
New Zealand (4)
Asia (1)
Range, ocean
Pacific (88)
Atlantic (75)
Indian (53)
Arctic (15)
Rostral ridge number
1 (1)
3 (1)
Saddle present behind dorsal fin
No (4)
Yes (3)
Shoulder blaze present
No (7)
Yes (2)
Spends time on shore
No (9)
Yes (8)
Tail end shape
Fluked (6)
Rounded (3)
Teeth visible when mouth is closed
No (23)
Yes (14)
Teeth visible when mouth is closed are at tip of the beak
No, on the sides of mouth (6)
Yes (2)
Teeth, lower jaw number
8 (18)
16 (4)
17 (3)
18 (3)
19 (3)
22 (3)
30 (3)
32 (3)
9 (3)
15 (2)
20 (2)
21 (2)
23 (2)
24 (2)
25 (2)
26 (2)
27 (2)
28 (2)
29 (2)
31 (2)
33 (2)
34 (2)
35 (2)
7 (2)
10 (1)
11 (1)
12 (1)
13 (1)
14 (1)
36 (1)
37 (1)
38 (1)
39 (1)
40 (1)
41 (1)
42 (1)
43 (1)
44 (1)
6 (1)
Teeth, upper jaw number
10 (10)
9 (6)
8 (4)
16 (3)
17 (3)
18 (3)
19 (3)
20 (3)
22 (3)
28 (3)
30 (3)
32 (3)
34 (3)
21 (2)
23 (2)
24 (2)
25 (2)
26 (2)
29 (2)
31 (2)
33 (2)
11 (1)
12 (1)
13 (1)
14 (1)
15 (1)
35 (1)
36 (1)
37 (1)
38 (1)
39 (1)
40 (1)
41 (1)
42 (1)
43 (1)
44 (1)
6 (1)
7 (1)
Throat groove number
None (4)
2 (2)
3 (1)
4 (1)
5 (1)
6 (1)
7 (1)
Tusk present
No (15)
Yes (1)
Venter main color
Black/Dark Gray (1)
White/Light gray (1)