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title: "how many types of whales are there?"  
description: "how many types of whales are there?"  
author: "Vedika Deshmukh"  
published: 2017-11-25  
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# how many types of whales are there?

## Answers

### Answer by akriti kashyap

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A total of **86 species** of **Order Cetacea** which includes the **dolphins**, **porpoises** and the **whales** which are further been segregated into two sub-orders that are the **Mysticetes** and the **Odontocetes**. The Order Cetaceans are distinctive apparently in their behavior, appearance, and distributions.

**Further, the detailed study of the particular species are linked below:** Types of Species of Whales\
*Hope, this would be a help for your query...*\
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