Scientific Name
Orcinus orca
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Killer Whale
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Mammalia |
Subclass | Theria |
Infraclass | Eutheria |
Order | Cetacea |
Suborder | Odontoceti |
Family | Delphinidae |
Genus | Orcinus |
Species | Orcinus orca |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Katie Chess CHIS
Created Date
10/31/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Lena Lee MEDN
Last Modified Date
7/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Dan Richards CHIS
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