Species

Eschrichtius robustus (Grey whale)

Eschrichtius robustus. Photo: (c) Sergio Martínez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), also known as the grey whale, gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, or California gray whale is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of 14.9 meters (49 ft), a weight of 36 tonnes (40 short tons), and lives between 55 and 70 years. The common name of the whale comes from the gray patches and white mottling on its dark skin. Gray whales…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
        Order: Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates and cetaceans)
        Suborder: Whippomorpha (Cetaceans and hippopotamuses)
        Infraorder: Cetacea (Cetaceans)
        Parvorder: Mysticeti (Baleen whales)
        Family: Eschrichtiidae (Grey whales)
        Genus: Eschrichtius (Grey whales)
        Species: Eschrichtius robustus (Grey whale)

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