Sei Whale

Sei Whale
	Sei Whale mother and calf
	Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Clade:	Cetancodontamorpha
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Balaenopteridae
Genus:	Balaenoptera
Species:	B. borealis
Binomial name
	Balaenoptera borealis; Lesson, 1828
	Range of B. physalus
Synonyms
	Balaena rostrata Rudolphi, 1822; Balaenoptera laticeps Gray, 1846; Sibbaldius laticeps Flower, 1864; Physalus laticeps Flower, 1864; Rudolphius laticeps Gray, 1868;

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^ Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J., Cooke, J., Donovan, G.P., Urbán, J. & Zerbini, A.N. (2008). Balaenoptera borealis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 October 2008.

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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 Balaenopteridae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each rorqual, including made-up species.

[iucn-1] Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J., Cooke, J., Donovan, G.P., Urbán, J. & Zerbini, A.N. (2008). Balaenoptera borealis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 October 2008.

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