Species group · Mammals
Whales
WAnimals has 7 species of whale, spread across 3 families (Balaenidae, Balaenopteridae, Eschrichtiidae).
- 7 species
- 3 families
- 166 countries
- 83 parks
- Weight
- 25 t – 150 t
- Length
- 4.5 m – 30 m
- Lifespan
- 45 – 90 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 7.
All 7 species of whales on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Least ConcernHumpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
EndangeredBlue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Least ConcernSouthern Right Whale
Eubalaena australis
Least ConcernGray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
EndangeredNorth Atlantic Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus
North Pacific Right Whale
Eubalaena japonica
Conservation status
3 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 166 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Channel Islands3 species
- El Vizcaino3 species
- Acadia2 species
- Cape Breton Highlands2 species
- Cape Cod2 species
- Fundy2 species
- Glacier Bay2 species
- Gros Morne2 species
- Gwaii Haanas2 species
- Isla de Sable2 species
- Isla Wrangel2 species
- Montañas Torngat2 species
- Channel Islands National Parkdiving
- Islas Georgias del Surdiving
- La Jolla Covediving
- Loreto Bay National Parkdiving
- Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)diving
- Punta de Chorosdiving
Did you know…
It is famous for its complex 'songs', which can last from 4 to 33 minutes.
From Humpback Whale
It makes one of the longest migrations of any mammal, between polar and tropical waters.
From Humpback Whale
It hunts using lunge-feeding techniques and bubble nets.
From Humpback Whale
It can weigh up to 150 tonnes and measure over 30 metres long.
From Blue Whale
An estimated 10,000 to 25,000 are left worldwide.
From Blue Whale
It migrates between polar waters, where it feeds, and temperate or tropical waters, where it breeds.
From Blue Whale
Those patterns let researchers identify particular whales across decades of monitoring.
From Southern Right Whale
It feeds on krill and small copepods through plates of baleen.
From Southern Right Whale