Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Cetacea Brisson, 1762 - whales, dolphins, and porpoises
see Infraorder Cetacea Brisson, 1762
Suborder Mysticeti Cope, 1891 - baleen whales
see Parvorder Mysticeti Cope, 1891
Family Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864 - rorquals
Genus Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 - rorquals
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 - minke whale