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Orca

Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Orcinus orca
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Listed Species in Texas, Australia Species List, Canada Species List, Chile Species List, Denmark Species List, Ecuador Species List, Falkland Islands Species List, France Species List, Iceland Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norway Species List, Russia Species List, South Africa Species List, Sweden Species List, The Bahamas Species List, United Kingdom Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, English Channel Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Hudson Strait Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Northwestern Passages Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Orcinus orca
Recognized by Arctic Mammals, CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, One Species at a Time Podcasts, SERPENT Project, Arkive, Biopix Nature Photos, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, COSEWIC, Pantheria, and USFWS
Orcinus orca (L. (1758))
Recognized by IABIN
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and GBIF national node type records UK
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by INBio, Ecomare, Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, One Species at a Time Podcasts, Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington, and OBIS environmental data records
Orcinus orca Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by Conabio
Delphinus orca
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Orcinus orca
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Orcinus orca
Recognized by PlanetScott, Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, FAO species catalogs, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, World Register of Marine Species, and TreatmentBank
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus)
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Orcinus orca Strait
Species recognized by IUCN

Alternative Names

Delphinus gladiator Bonnaterre 1789
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Delphinus orca Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Orca ater Cope ex Scammon 1869
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Orca capensis Gray 1846
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Orca rectipinna Cope ex Scammon 1869
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Orcinus glacialis Berzin & Vladimirov 1983
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Orcinus nanus Mikhalev & Ivashin 1981
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Delphinus gladiator Bonnaterre 1789
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Delphinus orca Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Orca ater Cope ex Scammon 1869
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Orca capensis Gray 1846
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Orca rectipinna Cope ex Scammon 1869
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Orcinus glacialis (Berzin & Vladimirov 1983)
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Orcinus glacialis Berzin & Vladimirov 1983
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Orcinus nanus Mikhalev & Ivashin 1981
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Orcinus nanus Mikhalev, Ivashin, Savusin & Zelenaya 1981
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Physeter microps falcidentatus Kerr 1792
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Delphinus duhameli
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus gladiator
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus gladiator Bonnaterre 1789
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Delphinus gladiator Bonnaterre 1789
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Delphinus gladiator Bonnaterre 1789
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Delphinus grampus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus orca
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus orca Linnaeus 1758
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Delphinus orca Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Delphinus orca Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Delphinus serra
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus victorini
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Grampus orca
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Orca (Gladiator) capensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca (Gladiator) latirostris
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca (Gladiator) magellanica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca (Gladiator) stenorhyncha
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca (Ophysia) capensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca (Ophysia) pacifica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca africana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca antarctica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca ater
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca ater Cope ex Scammon 1869
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Orca ater Cope ex Scammon 1869
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orca ater Cope ex Scammon 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orca capensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca capensis Gray 1846
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Orca capensis Gray 1846
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orca capensis Gray 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orca eschrichtii
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca gladiator
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca latirostris
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca magellanica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca minor
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca pacifica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca rectipinna
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca rectipinna Cope ex Scammon 1869
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Orca rectipinna Cope ex Scammon 1869
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orca rectipinna Cope ex Scammon 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orca schlegelii
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca stenorhyncha
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca tasmanica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orcinus glacialis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orcinus glacialis
Synonym according to CITES
Orcinus glacialis Berzin & Vladimirov 1983
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Orcinus glacialis Berzin & Vladimirov 1983
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orcinus glacialis Berzin & Vladimirov 1983
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orcinus morzerbruynsus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orcinus nanus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orcinus nanus
Synonym according to CITES
Orcinus nanus Mikhalev & Ivashin 1981
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Orcinus nanus Mikhalev & Ivashin 1981
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orcinus nanus Mikhalev & Ivashin 1981
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orcinus orca capensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orcinus orca eschrichti
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orcinus orca magellanica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orcinus orca pacifica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orcinus rectipinna
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Phocaena orca
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Physeter microps
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Killer Whale
prefer
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, PlanetScott, and CITES
Orca preferred
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, Arkive, CITES, Flickr BHL, and Wikidata Common Names
Killer Whale -- Killer Whale
prefer
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
killer whale
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, Wikidata Common Names, and World Register of Marine Species
Killer whale
prefer
Recognized by USFWS, AnAge, and FAO species catalogs
orca
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database and World Register of Marine Species
grampus
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
killer-trasher
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
sword grampus
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
swordfish
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Afrikaans

Moordvis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
moordvis
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Albanian

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

الحوت القاتل
prefer
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
حوت قاتل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

խոյադելֆին preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

orca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ezpalarta
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
marzupla
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Belarusian

касатка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

ঘাতক তিমি preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Skoazog preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

косатка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kosаtkа
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Косатка
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Burmese

အော်ကာ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

orca preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Chinese

虎鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
虎鲸
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Croatian

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

kosatka dravá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

spækhugger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
ornswin
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
spaekhogger
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
svaerdval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
svarthval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tandthoye
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Dutch; Flemish

zwaardwalvis, orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
botskop
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orca
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species (prefers this name)
zwaardwalvis
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Esperanto

Granda orcino preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

mõõkvaal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Bóghvítuhvalur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
bovhidehval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Finnish

miekkavalas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Epaulard preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Orque
prefer
Recognized by CITES and FAO species catalogs
orque
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name) and World Register of Marine Species
dorque preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
epaulard
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
epée de mer
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orque gladiateur
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orque épaulard
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Georgian

ცელნამგალა ვეშაპი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Mordwal
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Schwertwal
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
Großer Schwertwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Killerwal
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Όρκα preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Guarani

Pirachuguasu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

קטלן preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

किलर व्हेल preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

kardszárnyú delfin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Háhyrningur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
fann-fiskar-hydengen
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
haa-hirningur
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
hahyrna
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
hahyrningur
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
huyding
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
sverdfiscur
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ido

Orko preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Paus pembunuh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
paus pemangsa
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
seguni
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Inuktitut

ᐋᕐᓗᒃ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
adluk
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Inupiaq

Aaġlu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

cráin dhubh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

orca preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

オルカ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
シャチ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
sadshi
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
sakamata
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
shachi
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
taka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
takamatsu
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Javanese

Paus pembunuh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kalaallisut; Greenlandic

Aarluk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ardlursark
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
ardlyk
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Kazakh

Косатка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

범고래 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
beom-gorae
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
innuatu
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Latvian

Zobenvalis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
orka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Macedonian

Кит убиец preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

Trozona mpamono preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
trozona mpamond
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Malay

Paus pembunuh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

കൊലയാളി തിമിംഗലം preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Maori

kākahi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Алуурчин халим preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Moroccan Arabic

بران preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Huēyimichtecuani preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Łóóʼtsoh łizhin dóó łigaígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

Fahkon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

spekkhoggar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
spekkhogger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
hvalhund preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
spaekhogger
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
spekkhugger
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
starhyn ning
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
staurhval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
stourvaga
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
stourvagn
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
vaghund
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
van hund
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Occitan (post 1500)

Òrca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Oriya

ଘାତକ ତିମି preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ossetian; Ossetic

гайамар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

نهنگ قاتل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

miecznik preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
orka oceaniczna
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
orka
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Portuguese

Baleia Assassina
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Orca
prefer
Recognized by CITES
orca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
baleia asesina
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
roaz-de-bandeira
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Pushto; Pashto

وژونکی نهنگ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

косатка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
kasatka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
kosatka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
или кит убийца
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Scots

killer whaul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scottish Gaelic

Madadh-cuain preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
pictwale
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Serbian

кит убица preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Kosatka dravá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Orca (CR), espolarte, "killer whale"
prefer
Recognized by INBio
Orca preferred
Recognized by Conabio, CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and FAO species catalogs
ballena asesina
prefer
Recognized by Conabio and World Register of Marine Species
bufeo mascarillo
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Espadarte preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ballena pinta
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
ballena quila
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
bufeo de mascarilla
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
cahuel-huaique
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
delfin gigante
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
espadarte
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
machete
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
moscote
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orca común
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orca verdadera
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orca
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

späckhuggare preferred
Recognized by CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and World Register of Marine Species
löpare
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
opare
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
spackhuggare
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
svärdfisk
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tunnlik tumlare
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Tagalog

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

ஓர்க்கா திமிங்கலம் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Косатка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

ఓర్కా preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วาฬเพชฌฆาต preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
plawan phechakhat
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Tibetan

སྟག་ཆུ་སྲིན། preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Katil balina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
katil balina
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

косатка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Косатка
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Unspecified

ᏗᏓᎯᎯ ᏓᏆ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

قاتل حوت preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Kosatka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá hổ kình preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Lleiddiad preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
lleiddiad
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
orca gwryw
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Wu

杀人鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ale

aguluk preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
dukulad
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arz

حوت قاتل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Auq

nookur preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Azb

قاتیل ناققا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ces

kosatka dravá preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ckb

نەهەنگ قاتڵ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckt

musonkjgyssiak preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hak

Fú-kîn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Hó͘-keng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

کلر وہیل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ypk

mesungesak preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Yue

殺人鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

虎鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

虎鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Cetacea Brisson 1762
Odontoceti Flower 1867
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinidae
Orcinus
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetacea
Delphinidae
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Physeter microps microps
Orca citoniensis (Capellini 1883)
Orca meyeri (Brandt 1873)
Orca paleorca (Matsumoto 1937)
Orcinus stenorhyncha Gray 1870

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Cetacea Brisson 1762
Odontoceti Flower 1867
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Delphinidae
Orcinus orca Strait (this page)
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède 1804)
Cephalorhynchus eutropia Gray 1846
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray 1828)
Cephalorhynchus hectori (van Beneden 1881)
Cephalorhynchus hectori subsp. maui Baker, Smith & Pichler 2002
Delphinus delphis Gulf
Delphinus delphis Inner Mediterranean subpopulation Linnaeus 1758
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758
Delphinus delphis Mediterranean subpopulation Linnaeus 1758
Delphinus delphis subsp. ponticus Barabash-Nikiforov 1935
Feresa attenuata Gray 1875
Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846
Globicephala melas (Traill 1809)
Globicephala melas Inner Mediterranean subpopulation (Traill 1809)
Globicephala melas Strait
Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier 1812)
Grampus griseus Mediterranean subpopulation (G. Cuvier 1812)
Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser 1956
Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray 1828)
Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Gray 1846)
Lagenorhynchus australis (Peale 1848)
Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill 1865
Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray 1828)
Lagenorhynchus obscurus subsp. posidonia (Philippi 1893)
Lissodelphis borealis (Peale 1848)
Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède 1804)
Orcaella brevirostris (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Ayeyarwady River subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Mahakam River subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Malampaya Sound subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Mekong River subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Songkhla Lake subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella heinsohni Beasley, Robertson & Arnold 2005
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Peponocephala electra (Gray 1846)
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen 1846)
Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais & Deville ex Gervais 1853)
Sotalia guianensis (Van Bénéden 1864)
Sousa chinensis subsp. taiwanensis (Osbeck 1765)
Sousa teuszii (Kükenthal 1892)
Stenella attenuata (Gray 1846)
Stenella clymene (Gray 1846)
Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen 1833)
Stenella coeruleoalba Mediterranean subpopulation (Meyen 1833)
Stenella frontalis (G. Cuvier 1829)
Stenella longirostris (Gray 1828)
Stenella longirostris subsp. orientalis Perrin 1990
Steno bredanensis (Lesson 1828)
Steno bredanensis Mediterranean subpopulation (Lesson 1828)
Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg 1833)
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu 1821)
Tursiops truncatus Fiordland subpopulation (Montagu 1821)
Tursiops truncatus Gulf
Tursiops truncatus Mediterranean subpopulation (Montagu 1821)
Tursiops truncatus subsp. gephyreus Lahille 1908
Tursiops truncatus subsp. ponticus Barabasch 1940

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Delphinidae
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède 1804)
Cephalorhynchus eutropia Gray 1846
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray 1828)
Cephalorhynchus hectori (van Beneden 1881)
Cephalorhynchus hectori subsp. maui Baker, Smith & Pichler 2002
Delphinus delphis Gulf
Delphinus delphis Inner Mediterranean subpopulation Linnaeus 1758
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758
Delphinus delphis Mediterranean subpopulation Linnaeus 1758
Delphinus delphis subsp. ponticus Barabash-Nikiforov 1935
Feresa attenuata Gray 1875
Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846
Globicephala melas (Traill 1809)
Globicephala melas Inner Mediterranean subpopulation (Traill 1809)
Globicephala melas Strait
Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier 1812)
Grampus griseus Mediterranean subpopulation (G. Cuvier 1812)
Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser 1956
Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray 1828)
Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Gray 1846)
Lagenorhynchus australis (Peale 1848)
Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill 1865
Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray 1828)
Lagenorhynchus obscurus subsp. posidonia (Philippi 1893)
Lissodelphis borealis (Peale 1848)
Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède 1804)
Orcaella brevirostris (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Ayeyarwady River subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Mahakam River subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Malampaya Sound subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Mekong River subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris Songkhla Lake subpopulation (Owen ex Gray 1866)
Orcaella heinsohni Beasley, Robertson & Arnold 2005
Orcinus orca Strait
Peponocephala electra (Gray 1846)
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen 1846)
Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais & Deville ex Gervais 1853)
Sotalia guianensis (Van Bénéden 1864)
Sousa chinensis subsp. taiwanensis (Osbeck 1765)
Sousa teuszii (Kükenthal 1892)
Stenella attenuata (Gray 1846)
Stenella clymene (Gray 1846)
Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen 1833)
Stenella coeruleoalba Mediterranean subpopulation (Meyen 1833)
Stenella frontalis (G. Cuvier 1829)
Stenella longirostris (Gray 1828)
Stenella longirostris subsp. orientalis Perrin 1990
Steno bredanensis (Lesson 1828)
Steno bredanensis Mediterranean subpopulation (Lesson 1828)
Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg 1833)
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu 1821)
Tursiops truncatus Fiordland subpopulation (Montagu 1821)
Tursiops truncatus Gulf
Tursiops truncatus Mediterranean subpopulation (Montagu 1821)
Tursiops truncatus subsp. gephyreus Lahille 1908
Tursiops truncatus subsp. ponticus Barabasch 1940

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Whippomorpha
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinidae
Orcinus
Orcinus orca (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinida
Delphinoidea
Delphinidae
Orcininae
Orcinus
Orcinus orca (this page)
Orcinus meyeri
Orcinus paleorca
Orcinus stenorhyncha

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinida
Delphinoidea
Delphinidae
Delphininae
Delphinus
Delphinus orca (this page)
Chaenodelphinus
Delphinapterus
Delphinorhynchus
Delphinus aduncus
Delphinus alope
Delphinus attenuatus
Delphinus blainvillei
Delphinus capensis
Delphinus coeruleoalbus
Delphinus commersonii
Delphinus cruciger
Delphinus cymodoce
Delphinus delphis
Delphinus densirostris
Delphinus doris
Delphinus dubius
Delphinus euphrosyne
Delphinus eurynome
Delphinus fitzroyi
Delphinus gangeticus
Delphinus griseus
Delphinus intermedius
Delphinus leucas
Delphinus livittatus
Delphinus major
Delphinus melas
Delphinus metis
Delphinus microps
Delphinus peronii
Delphinus phocaenoides
Delphinus phocoena
Delphinus pomeegra
Delphinus stenorhynchus
Delphinus tropicalis
Delphinus truncatus
Grampus
Phocaena
Sotalia
Steno
Tursio

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Delphinidae
Orcinus
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
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