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Scientific Name
Berardius bairdii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Berardius bairdii Stejneger, 1883
Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Baird's beaked 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 | Odontoceti |
| Family | Hyperoodontidae |
| Genus | Berardius |
| Species | Berardius bairdii |
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Carcass washed ashore at Ocean Beaches 7/21/03; probably dead about 2 weeks before washing up; Data Source: San Francisco Chronicle online www.sfgate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/07/23/BA263248.DTL
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Only about 400 thought to live off the California coast; Data Source: San Francisco Chronicle online www.sfgate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/07/23/BA263248.DTL
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Species protected by Marine Mammal Protection Act
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Kendra Zamzow
Created Date
7/23/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
David Press, SFAN I&M Data Manager
Last Modified Date
11/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: carcass buried, to be dug up to retrieve skeleton in 1 - 2 years, Park Species Data Source: San Francisco Chronicle online www.sfgate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/07/23/BA263248.DTL
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