Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) wildspecies.ca

At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Bowhead Whale

French common name:

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Bowhead Whale	Baleine boréale
2005	Bowhead Whale	Baleine boréale
2010	Bowhead Whale	Baleine boréale
2015	Bowhead Whale
2020	Bowhead Whale

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Infraclass

Eutheria

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Balaena mysticetus	Balaenidae	Cetacea
2005	Balaena mysticetus	Balaenidae	Cetacea
2010	Balaena mysticetus	Balaenidae	Cetacea
2015	Balaena mysticetus	Balaenidae	Cetacea
2020	Balaena mysticetus	Balaenidae	Artiodactyla

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Imperiled
2005	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Biological change in the population size, distribution, or threats of the species.
2020	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	New interpretation of same information.	Assessed by COSEWIC as special concern

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Secure - N5B,N4N,N5M
2020	Vulnerable - N3B,N3N

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4N,S4M
2020	Vulnerable - S3N

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Secure - S5B,S5M
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA