Beluga Whale

Beluga Whale
	Beluga diving
	Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Clade:	Cetancodontamorpha
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Monodontidae
Genus:	Delphinapterus
Species:	D. leucas
Binomial name
	Delphinapterus leucas; (Pallas, 1776)
	Range of D. leucas

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It is also known simply as the Beluga or the White Whale

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^ Jefferson, T.A., Karkzmarski, L., Laidre, K., O’Corry-Crowe, G., Reeves, R., Rojas-Bracho, L., Secchi, E., Slooten, E., Smith, B.D., Wang, J.Y. & Zhou, K. (2012). "Delphinapterus leucas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010. International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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Projects

This article is part of Project Mammalia, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each mammal, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Cetartiodactyla, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Cetartiodactyl, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Delphinidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each oceanic dolphin, including made-up species.

[iucn-1] Jefferson, T.A., Karkzmarski, L., Laidre, K., O’Corry-Crowe, G., Reeves, R., Rojas-Bracho, L., Secchi, E., Slooten, E., Smith, B.D., Wang, J.Y. & Zhou, K. (2012). "Delphinapterus leucas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010. International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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