Bowhead whale  (Balaena mysticetus)

Facts

Also known as:Greenland Right Whale
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Balaenidae
Genus Balaena (1)
Size Length: 12 - 20 m (3)
Weight 60 - 80 tonnes (2)

Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1). Listed on Appendix I of CITES (4), and Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (5).