Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) wildspecies.ca

Undetermined

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Harbor Porpoise

French common name:

Marsouin commun

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Harbour Porpoise	Marsouin commun
2005	Harbour Porpoise	Marsouin commun
2010	Harbour Porpoise	Marsouin commun
2015	Harbor Porpoise	Marsouin commun
2020	Harbor Porpoise	Marsouin commun

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	Phocoena phocoena	Phocoenidae	Cetacea
2005	Phocoena phocoena	Phocoenidae	Cetacea
2010	Phocoena phocoena	Phocoenidae	Cetacea
2015	Phocoena phocoena	Phocoenidae	Cetacea
2020	Phocoena phocoena	Phocoenidae	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	Unrankable
2005	Vulnerable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Vulnerable
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - N3B,N3N,N3M
2020	Vulnerable - N3B,N3N

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	Undetermined - 5
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

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	At Risk - 1
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3N,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3N