Blue whale  (Balaenoptera musculus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetacea
FamilyBalaenopteridae
GenusBalaenoptera (1)
SizeLength: 24 - 27 m (2)
Weight100 - 120 tonnes (3)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. Listed on Appendix I of CITES and Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention). Subspecies: Antarctic blue whale, B. m. intermedia, is classified as Critically Endangered (CR); the pygmy blue whale, B. m. brevicauda, is classified as Data Deficient (DD) and the North Atlantic stock of the North Atlantic blue whale, B. m. musculus, is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).

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