Humpback Whale

These beautiful beasts can be found in the Northern Hawaiian Islands during their breeding period. They were listed on the Endangered species list in 2018 but have been listed as Least concern.

humpback whale

taxonomic tree

Kingdom- Animalia

Phylum- Chordata

Class- Mammalia

Order- Cetacea

Family- Balaenopteridae

Genus- Megaptera

Species- novaeangliae

References

Fisheries, N. O. A. A. (2022, October 12). Humpback Whale. NOAA. Retrieved November 27, 2022, from https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/humpback-whale

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, November 13). Humpback Whale. Wikipedia. Retrieved November 27, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_whale

Cooke, J. (2018, March 24). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved November 27, 2022, from https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13006/50362794

Page updated

Report abuse