Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Grey Whale

French common name:

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Gray Whale	Baleine grise de Californie
2005	Gray Whale	Baleine grise de Californie
2010	Gray Whale	Baleine grise de Californie
2015	Grey Whale
2020	Grey 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	Eschrichtius robustus	Eschrichtiidae	Cetacea
2005	Eschrichtius robustus	Eschrichtiidae	Cetacea
2010	Eschrichtius robustus	Eschrichtiidae	Cetacea
2015	Eschrichtius robustus	Eschrichtiidae	Cetacea
2020	Eschrichtius robustus	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	Apparently Secure
2005	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Vulnerable
2020	Unrankable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	New information not reflecting genuine change.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - N3N,N3M
2020	Unrankable - NUB,N3N

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Unrankable - SU

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	Secure - 4
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3N,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3N

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Unrankable - SUN,SUM
2020	Unrankable - SUN

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

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Extirpated - 0.1
2005	Extirpated - 0.1
2010	Extirpated - 0.1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SX
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SX