Bowhead whale  (Balaena mysticetus)

Facts

Also known as: Greenland Right Whale
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetacea
FamilyBalaenidae
GenusBalaena (1)
SizeLength: 12 - 20 m (2)
Weight60 - 80 tonnes (3)

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).

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