| Category | Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia | |
| Phylum | Chordata | |
| Class | Mammalia | |
| Order | Cetacea | |
| Suborder | Mysticeti | Odontoceti |
| Family |
Balanidae (Right whales) Neobalaenidae (Pygmy Right whale) Eschrichtiidae (Gray whale) Balaenopteridae (Additional Baleen whales) |
Delphinidae (Small Whales & Dolphins) Iniidae/Pontoporiidae/ Platanistidae (River dolphins) Kogiidae (Small Sperm Whales) Monodontidae (Beluga whales) Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Physeteridae (Sperm whales) Ziphiidae (Beaked whales) |