Eschrichtius Temporal range:
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Gray whale spy-hopping next to calf | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Eschrichtiidae |
Genus: | Eschrichtius Gray, 1864 |
Species | |
Eschrichtius is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale (E. robustus) and the extinct Akishima whale (E. akishimaensis).[2]