Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) wildspecies.ca

Undetermined

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Killer Whale

French common name:

Épaulard

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Killer Whale	Épaulard
2005	Killer Whale	Épaulard
2010	Killer Whale	Épaulard
2015	Killer Whale	Épaulard
2020	Killer Whale	Épaulard

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	Orcinus orca	Delphinidae	Cetacea
2005	Orcinus orca	Delphinidae	Cetacea
2010	Orcinus orca	Delphinidae	Cetacea
2015	Orcinus orca	Delphinidae	Cetacea
2020	Orcinus orca	Delphinidae	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	Unrankable
2005	Unrankable
2010	Vulnerable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	New COSEWIC assessment.	Assessed by COSEWIC in November 2007 as special concern (Northwest Atlantic and Eastern Arctic populations)
2015	Vulnerable
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - N3B,N3N,NNRM
2020	Vulnerable - N3B,N3N,NNRM

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

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	Imperiled - S2B,SNRN,SNRM
2020	Imperiled - S2B,SNRN,SNRM

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3