Beluga whale: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the beluga whale lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Delphinapterus leucas
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	60 kg (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Monodontidae

Where does the beluga whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the beluga whale in 7 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a beluga whale?

Wikidata records the following for the beluga whale: mass 60 kg (birth weight).

Is the beluga whale endangered?

The beluga whale’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the beluga whale?

The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Monodontidae, genus Delphinapterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the beluga whale

The beluga whale () or the white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two living members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus. It is also known as the sea canary, due to its high-pitched calls; and the melonhead, though that more commonly refers to the melon-headed whale, which is an oceanic dolphin.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Beluga whale (revision 1379245733), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q132072 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).