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Whale Species Guide
Discover 15 whale species from around the world. Learn about their unique characteristics, habitats, and conservation status.
Data Deficient Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
9m
Length
6t
Weight
4,923 FAQs
Endangered Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
30m
Length
150t
Weight
5,588 FAQs
Endangered Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
12m
Length
19t
Weight
2,941 FAQs
Vulnerable Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
20m
Length
50t
Weight
1,644 FAQs
Least Concern Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
16m
Length
36t
Weight
1,713 FAQs
Least Concern Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
5m
Length
1.6t
Weight
1,333 FAQs
Least Concern Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
15m
Length
36t
Weight
476 FAQs
Least Concern Narwhal
Monodon monoceros
5m
Length
1.6t
Weight
54 FAQs
Critically Endangered Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
18m
Length
70t
Weight
254 FAQs
Endangered Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
19m
Length
28t
Weight
42 FAQs
Least Concern Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus
18m
Length
75t
Weight
125 FAQs
Least Concern Pilot Whale
Globicephala
6m
Length
3t
Weight
148 FAQs
Least Concern Bryde's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
15m
Length
25t
Weight
28 FAQs
Vulnerable Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
27m
Length
80t
Weight
148 FAQs
Least Concern Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
10m
Length
10t
Weight
104 FAQs