This map of distribution of the harbour porpoise is taken from the paper by Robin Baird. 1994. Status of Porpoises in the British Columbia/Washington Trans-Boundary Area: A Canadian Perspective
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Odontoceti
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Phocoena
Species: P. phocoena
PugetSoundNotes1994
Originally accessed Dec 2014 at: http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/robin/PugetSoundNotes1994.pdf
Other Members of the Class Mammalia at Race Rock
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 The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams. Garry Fletcher 2006 |