Beluga whale  (Delphinapterus leucas)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetacea
FamilyMonodontidae
GenusDelphinapterus (1)
SizeMale length: 3.7 – 5.5 m (2)
Female length: 3 – 4.1 m (2)
Weight500 – 1500 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1). Listed on Appendix II of CITES (4), and listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (5).

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