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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Eubalaena japonica

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Balaenidae

Genus

Eubalaena

Species

Eubalaena japonica

Mammalia🌊 Marine predator / filter feeder

North Pacific Right Whale

Eubalaena japonica (North Pacific Right Whale · セミクジラ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)EN (Endangered)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Marine Protected Species (Korea)

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Marine predator / filter feeder

Length · Height

19.5m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

90.7t · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Cold waters of the northern North Pacific (such as the Bering Sea)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum body length of about 19.5 m is just shy of the length of two city buses (about 11 m each) (Comparison).
💡 Its maximum weight of about 90.7 t would take more than 90 trucks of 1-ton capacity to carry (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)96

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

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📖 1. Overview

The North Pacific Right Whale is a large baleen whale of the North Pacific, so rare that its western population is estimated at only a few hundred individuals.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Measuring 45–64 feet (about 14–19.5 m) long and weighing up to 100 tons, it has comb-like baleen plates.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It swims with its mouth open through swarms of zooplankton (such as copepods) to filter-feed. The Bering Sea population is estimated at about 28 individuals (20 males and 8 females).