Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Blue Whale

French common name:

Rorqual bleu

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Blue Whale	Rorqual bleu
2005	Blue Whale	Rorqual bleu
2010	Blue Whale	Rorqual bleu
2015	Blue Whale	Rorqual bleu
2020	Blue Whale	Rorqual bleu

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	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Cetacea
2005	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Cetacea
2010	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Cetacea
2015	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Cetacea
2020	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	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
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Critically Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Critically Imperiled
2015	Critically Imperiled
2020	Critically Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - N1N,N1M
2020	Critically Imperiled - N1N

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1N,S1M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1N

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1N,S1M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1N