Rice's whale - Balaenoptera ricei

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Balaenoptera ricei
Author Rosel, Wilcox, Yamada and Mullin, 2021
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 1217454
Common Names English: Rice's whale
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Mysticeti
                Family: Balaenopteridae
                  Genus: Balaenoptera
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Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN1217454
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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#records (spatial)14
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets2
Year2023 - 2024
Latitude26.85 - 29.76
Longitude-96.49 - -84.83
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