Narluga
Hybrid born from mating narwhal and beluga / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A narluga (portmanteau of narwhal and beluga) is a hybrid born from mating a female narwhal and a male beluga whale.[1] Narwhals and beluga whales are both cetaceans found in the High Arctic and are the only two living members of the family Monodontidae.[2]
It has been suggested that this article be merged into Monodontidae. (Discuss) Proposed since January 2024. |
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Narluga | |
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Specimen at Zoological Museum, Copenhagen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Superfamily: | Delphinoidea |
Family: | Monodontidae |
Hybrid: | Delphinapterus D. leucas × Monodon M. monoceros |
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