Scientific Name
Balaenoptera musculus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Cetacea |
| Suborder | Mysticeti |
| Family | Balaenopteridae |
| Genus | Balaenoptera |
| Species | Balaenoptera musculus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
May 2000, Pt.Reyes lighthouse; Data Source: Observation, Sarah Allen
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Management Tags
- Management Priority
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
San Francisco Bay Area Inventory Network
Created Date
5/26/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
San Francisco Bay Area Inventory Network
Last Modified Date
10/17/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Federally Endangered species; Species protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
record converted from MABfauna
Beachcast Stranding; Documented by the NOAA Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Point Reyes Lighthouse log book, Park Species Data Source: Reviewed by Dawn Adams, Gary Fellers, or Sarah Allen of Point Reyes National Seashore.
