Bottlenose whale
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Not to be confused with Bottlenose dolphin.
Hyperoodon (or Hyperoödon)[3] is a genus of beaked whale, containing just two species: the Northern and Southern bottlenose whales.[4] While not in the genus Hyperoodon, Longman's beaked whales are alternatively called tropical bottlenose whales due to their physical features resembling those of bottlenose whales.
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Bottlenose whales | |
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Size compared to an average human | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Ziphiidae |
Subfamily: | Hyperoodontinae |
Genus: | Hyperoodon Lacépède, 1804 |
Type species | |
Hyperoodon butskopf [2] Lacépède, 1804 | |
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They are considered to be molluscivorous, eating mainly squid.[5]