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Species profile—Megaptera novaeangliae (humpback whale)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Balaenopteridae (baleen whales) → Megaptera novaeangliae (humpback whale)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)
Scientific name
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Common name
humpback whale
WildNet taxon ID
1055
Alternate name(s)
bunch
hunchbacked whale
hump whale
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1055.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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