Narwhal  (Monodon monoceros)

Facts

Also known as:narwhale and unicorn whale
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Monodontidae
Genus Monodon (1)
Size Head-to-tail length: 400 – 500 cm (2)
Male tusk length: 150 – 267 cm (3)
Length at birth: 150 – 170 cm (4)
Weight at birth: 80 kg (4)
Weight 800 – 1600 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (5). It is also listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (6) and on Appendix II of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (7).