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Scientific Name
Delphinapterus leucas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)
Park
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
beluga
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 | Odontoceti |
| Family | Monodontidae |
| Genus | Delphinapterus |
| Species | Delphinapterus leucas |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
USFWS, 1997: Present in Great South Bay; Data Source: Okeanos, 1994; USFWS, 1997
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Godin, 1977
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Okeanos 1994
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
NY NH, 2007:State Rank=SNA; State Protected Status=U; State Watched (W) or Tracked (T)=W; Global Rank=G4; Federal Status=None./
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Data Source: Godin, 1977
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
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Created Date
9/18/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
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Last Modified Date
9/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Okeanos, 1994; USFWS, 1997
