Eschrichtius

Eschrichtius is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale (E. robustus) and the extinct Akishima whale (E. akishimaensis).^[2]

Eschrichtius Temporal range: 3.7–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Gray whale spy-hopping next to calf
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Eschrichtiidae
Genus:	Eschrichtius Gray, 1864
Species
Eschrichtius robustus †Eschrichtius akishimaensis