Dolphins, Whales and Porpoises: 2002-2010 Conservation - IUCN
Dolphins, Whales and Porpoises: 2002-2010 Conservation - IUCN
Dolphins, Whales and Porpoises: 2002-2010 Conservation - IUCN
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Table 1.1 Classification of the living cetaceans, order Cetacea, to the level of subspecies (following Rice 1998,<br />
except as noted). See text for identification <strong>and</strong> discussion of geographical populations.<br />
Taxon Vernacular Name Red List Designation 1<br />
Suborder Mysticeti Baleen <strong>Whales</strong><br />
Family Balaenidae Right <strong>Whales</strong><br />
Balaena mysticetus 2 Bowhead whale LR(cd)<br />
Eubalaena glacialis 3 North Atlantic right whale EN<br />
Eubalaena japonica 3 North Pacific right whale EN<br />
Eubalaena australis 3 Southern right whale LR(cd)<br />
Family Balaenopteridae Rorquals<br />
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale NT<br />
B. acutorostrata acutorostrata North Atlantic minke whale NE<br />
B. acutorostrata scammoni North Pacific minke whale NE<br />
B. acutorostrata subsp. Dwarf-form minke whale NE<br />
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Antarctic minke whale LR(cd) (as “southern” minke whale)<br />
Balaenoptera borealis Sei whale EN<br />
B. borealis borealis Northern Hemisphere sei whale NE<br />
B. borealis schlegellii Southern Hemisphere sei whale NE<br />
Balaenoptera brydei 4<br />
Balaenoptera edeni 4<br />
Common Bryde’s whale<br />
DD<br />
Pygmy Bryde’s whale<br />
DD<br />
Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale EN<br />
B. musculus musculus North Atlantic/North Pacific blue VU (North Atlantic Stock), LR(cd) (North Pacific<br />
whale<br />
Stock)<br />
B. musculus indica Indian Ocean blue whale NE<br />
B. musculus brevicauda Pygmy blue whale DD<br />
B. musculus intermedia Antarctic blue whale EN<br />
Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale EN<br />
B. physalus physalus Northern Hemisphere fin whale NE<br />
B. physalus quoyi Southern Hemisphere fin whale NE<br />
Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale VU<br />
Family Eschrichtiidae Gray whale<br />
Eschrichtius robustus 5 Gray whale LR(cd)<br />
Family Neobalaenidae Pygmy Right Whale<br />
Caperea marginata Pygmy right whale LC<br />
Suborder Odontoceti Toothed Cetaceans<br />
Family Delphinidae Marine (Oceanic) <strong>Dolphins</strong><br />
Cephalorhynchus commersonii Commerson’s dolphin DD<br />
C. commersonii commersonii Falkl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> South American<br />
subspecies<br />
NE<br />
C. commersonii subsp. Kerguelen subspecies NE<br />
Cephalorhynchus eutropia Chilean dolphin DD<br />
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii Heaviside’s dolphin DD<br />
Cephalorhynchus hectori 6 Hector’s dolphin EN<br />
Delphinus delphis Short-beaked common dolphin LC<br />
Delphinus capensis 7 Long-beaked common dolphin LC<br />
Feresa attenuata Pygmy killer whale DD<br />
Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale LR(cd)<br />
Globicephala melas Long-finned pilot whale LC<br />
G. melas melas North Atlantic long-finned pilot whale NE<br />
G. melas subsp. North Pacific long-finned pilot whale NE (probably extinct)<br />
G. melas edwardii Southern Hemisphere long-finned<br />
pilot whale<br />
NE<br />
Grampus griseus Risso’s dolphin or Grampus DD<br />
Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser’s dolphin DD<br />
Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin LC<br />
Lagenorhynchus albirostris White-beaked dolphin LC<br />
Lagenorhynchus australis Peale’s dolphin DD<br />
Lagenorhynchus cruciger Hourglass dolphin LC<br />
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