Humpback whale  (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetartiodactyla
FamilyBalaenopteridae
GenusMegaptera (1)
SizeAdult length: 11.5 - 15 m (2)
Weight25 – 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).

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