Hector's Dolphin
Temporal range: Pleistocene-Present (Late Pleistocene-recent), 129,000-0 BC

CONSERVATION STATUS
Endangered (EN)

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: Hector's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) (Pierre-Joseph Van Beneden, 1881)

SUBSPECIES
Common Hector's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) (Pierre-Joseph Van Beneden, 1881)
Maui Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) (Dr. Baker etal., 2002)

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: New Zealand
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: TBA
Size: 3-5 feet, 1 yards or 47-64 inches long and 88-132 lbs

Info
Hector's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is one of lissodelphinine species in belongs to genus Cephalorhynchus, and it is found in New Zealand.

It has been two subspecies are known - Common Hector's Dolphin and Maui Dolphin.

This species status list as Endangered by IUCN, WWF, Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd, which due against throwing trash and garbage in the ocean, trapped and entangled by ropes and nets, oil spills, marine traffic collisions, and climate changes.