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Scientific Name
Delphinapterus leucas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)
Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Beluga whale, Cook Inlet Beluga Stock, white 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 | Monodontidae |
| Genus | Delphinapterus |
| Species | Delphinapterus leucas |
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Known to occur off the park coastline in Icy, Disenchantment, and Yakutat Bays (Calkins and Pitcher, 1977 and O'Corry-Crowe et al. 2008)
Occurrence Tags
- Adjacent
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
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
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
10/8/2014 3:35:28 PM
Last Modified By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/28/2016 1:44:42 PM
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