Commerson's Dolphin
Temporal range: Pleistocene-Present (Late Pleistocene-recent), 129,000-0 BC
CONSERVATION STATUS
Data Deficient (DD)
CLASSIFICATIONS
Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa (Eumetazoa)
Superphylum: Deuterostomes (Deuterostomia)
Phylum: Chordates (Chordata)
Subphylum: Vertebrates (Vertebrata)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomes (Gnathostomata)
Superclass: Tetrapods (Tetrapoda)
Clade: Amniotes (Amniota)
Clade: Synapsids (Synapsida)
Clade: Therapsids (Therapsida)
Clade: Cynodonts (Cynodontia)
Clade: Eucynodonts (Eucynodontia)
Clade: Mammaliamorph (Mammaliamorpha)
Clade: Mammaliaformes (Mammaliaformes)
Class: Mammals (Mammalia/Mammalians)
Clade: Theriimorph (Theriimorpha)
Clade: Theriiformes (Theriiformes)
Subclass: Theria (Theria)
Clade: Eutheria (Eutheria)
Infraclass: Placentals (Placentalia/Placentalians)
Magnorder: Neoplacentals (Neoplacentalia) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
Superorder: Laurasiatheroglires (Laurasiatheroglires) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019) (down below here)
Grandorder: Laurasiatheres (Laurasiatheria)
Clade: Ferungulates (Ferungulata)
Mirorder: Ungulates (Ungulata)
Clade: Euungulates (Euungulata)
Clade: Artiodactylamorph (Artiodactylamorpha)
Order: Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla/Cetartiodactyla)
Clade: Artiofabula (Artiofabula)
Clade: Cetruminantians (Cetruminantia)
Clade: Cetancodontamorph (Cetancodontamorpha)
Clade: Cetaceopterygian (Cetaceopterygia) (Christopher Bland The Whale, Pearl The Sperm Whale, Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny, SpongeBob SquarePants and Sandy Cheeks, Porky Pig and Petunia Pig, Davy The Whale, 2021)
Suborder: Whippomorph (Whippomorpha)
Clade: Cetaceamorph (Cetaceamorpha)
Infraorder: Cetacean (Cetaceans/Cetacea)
Clade: Eucetaceamorph (Eucetaceamorpha) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
Clade: Eucetaceaformes (Eucetaceaformes) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
Clade: Eucetaceans (Eucetacea) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
Clade: Pelagicete (Pelagiceti)
Clade: Neocete (Neoceti)
Parvorder: Toothed Whales (Odontoceti)
Clade: Delphinida (Delphinida)
Superfamily: Dolphins (Delphinoidea)
Family: Oceanic Dolphins (Delphinidae)
Subfamily: Lissodelphinines (Lissodelphininae)
Tribe: Cephalorhynchins (Cephalorhynchini)
Genus: Cephalorhynchus dolphins (Cephalorhynchus) (John Edward Gray, 1846)
Species: Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) (Bernard Germain De Lacepede, 1804)
SUBSPECIES
Common Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii commersonii)
Kerguelen Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii kerguelenensis)
NEOPLACENTALIA SYNONYMS
Neoplacentals (Neoplacentalia) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
Neotheres (Neotheria) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
Exarchontoplacentals (Exarchontoplacentalia) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
Exprimatoplacentals (Exprimatoplacentalia) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
LAURASIATHEROGLIRES SYNONYMS
Cetoglires (Cetoglires) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019)
Supracetaceans (Supracetacea) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019)
Cetaceoglires (Cetaceoglires) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019)
Supralaurasiatheres (Supralaurasiatheria) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019)
Supracetes (Supraceti) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019)
Cetolagomorph (Cetolagomorpha) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019)
Lagocetaceans (Lagocetacea) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019)
Lagocetes (Lagoceti) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019)
Cetorodents (Cetorodentia) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2019)
PELAGICETI SYNONYMS
Neocetaceamorph (Neocetaceamorpha) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
Neocetaceaformes (Neocetaceaformes (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
NEOCETI SYNONYMS
Neocetaceans (Neocetacea) (Christopher Bland The Whale, 2020)
CETOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Living: Southern Ocean
Diets: Carnivores they hunting and preying on cephalopods such as small squids, small octopuses, small cuttlefishes; crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters; fishes such as small pelagic bony fishes
Other name: Skunk Dolphin, Panda Dolphin, Piebald Dolphin, Jacobita, Tonina Overa
Size: 3-5 feet, 1 yards or 47-70 inches long and 77-190 lbs
Info
Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), also commonly known as, Skunk Dolphin, Panda Dolphin, Piebald Dolphin, Jacobita, or Tonina Overa, one is a species of lissodelphine dolphin which belongs to genus Cephalorhynchus, and it is closely relatives of Lagenorhynchus which members of tribe Cephalorhynchini, and its found in Southern Ocean.
Two recommended subspecies are known - Common Commerson's Dolphin in coast of southern South America and Kerguelen Commerson's Dolphin in Indian Ocean.
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Details
Published:
3 months, 1 week ago
25 Feb 2026 14:26 CET
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