Northern bottlenose whale

Northern bottlenose whale
Size compared to an average human
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Ziphiidae
Genus: Hyperoodon
Species:
H. ampullatus
Binomial name
Hyperoodon ampullatus
(Forster, 1770)
Northern bottlenose whale range (now out of date - see IUCN map below)

The northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is a species of beaked whale in the ziphiid family, being one of two members of the genus Hyperoodon. The northern bottlenose whale was hunted heavily by Norway and Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of the deepest-diving mammals known, reaching depths of 2,339 m (7,674 ft)[3] and capable of diving for up to 130 minutes.[4]

  1. ^ Whitehead, H., Reeves, R., Feyrer, L. & Brownell Jr., R.L. (2021). "Hyperoodon ampullatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T10707A50357742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T10707A50357742.en. S2CID 242556890.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ Miller, Patrick (2015). "First indications that northern bottlenose whales are sensitive to behavioural disturbance from anthropogenic noise". Royal Society Open Science. 2 (6): 140484. Bibcode:2015RSOS....240484M. doi:10.1098/rsos.140484. PMC 4632540. PMID 26543576.
  4. ^ Wensveen, Paul (2019). "Northern bottlenose whales in a pristine environment respond strongly to close and distant navy sonar signals". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 286 (1899): 20182592. doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.2592. PMC 6452067. PMID 30890101.