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Scientific Name
Balaenoptera musculus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
blue whale
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
Probably Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Federally Endangered species, Species protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
R. LoBianco
Created Date
12/22/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
David Press, SFAN I&M Data Manager
Last Modified Date
11/18/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Federally Endangered species, Species protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
