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Scientific Name

Balaenoptera physalus

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Park

Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Finback 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 physalus

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Unknown

Seasonality Tags

Migratory

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

Katie Chess CHIS

Created Date

10/31/2001 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Lena Lee MEDN

Last Modified Date

7/20/2005 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Dan Richards CHIS

Other Parks

Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Redwood National Park (REDW)

NPSpecies

Information on Species in National Parks

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