Northern right whale - Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776)
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Critically Endangered (IUCN) |
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EU conservation status by biogeographical region | Marine Atlantic - Unknown |
Marine Macaronesian - Unknown | |
Protected by | EU Habitats Directive and 7 other international agreements |
Most preferred habitats |
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Natura 2000 species code | 1348 |
Distribution
Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2007-2012 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Common names and synonyms
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baleine franche noire | French | OSPAR Convention Annex V |
Nordkaper | Norwegian | Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning |
Northern right whale | English | OSPAR Convention Annex V |
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Balaena biscayensis | Eschricht, 1860 |
Balaena britanica | Gray, 1870 |
Balaena glacilis | Borowski, 1781 |
Balaena nordcaper | Lacepède, 1804 |
Balaena tarentina | Capellini, 1878 |
Hunterius svedenborgii | Lilljeborg, 1867 |
Balaena britannica | Gray, 1870 |
Balaena sieboldii | Gray, 1864 |
Eubalaena sieboldi | (Gray, 1864) |
Other resources
EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary | |
ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
Species+ | Species+ by UNEP-WCMC |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |