Humpback whale  (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetartiodactyla
Family Balaenopteridae
Genus Megaptera (1)
Size Adult length: 11.5 - 15 m (2)
Weight 25 – 30 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 (CMS or Bonn Convention) (5). The Arabian Sea subpopulation and the Oceania subpopulation are classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).