Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pseudorca crassidens
falsa orca, False Killer Whale
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetartiodactyla
Suborder
Cetancodonta
Superfamily
Odontoceti
Family
Delphinidae
Genus
Pseudorca
Species
crassidens
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Migrant
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pseudorca crassidens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5243. Accessed 31 October 2026.