Physeter

Physeter is a genus of giant toothed whales,^[1] that include now a only living species: Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). The genus include two possible extinct species, and with a one probably junior synonym: Physeter antiquus and P. vetus.^[2][3] P. vetus is now considered a synonym of P. antiquus, the P. antiquus is the only extinct species of the genus.^[3][4]

Physeter Temporal range: Burdigalian – Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Physeter macrocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Physeteridae
Genus:	Physeter Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Physeter macrocephalus †Physeter antiquus

Related pages

• Sperm whale