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title: "North Atlantic Right Whale"
description: "Eubalaena glacialis — Mammals. The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, all of which were formerly classified as a single species."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/north-atlantic-right-whale
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# North Atlantic Right Whale

> Eubalaena glacialis — Mammals. The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, all of which were formerly classified as a single species.

- Scientific name: *Eubalaena glacialis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 441
- Wikidata: [Q193683](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193683)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41570](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41570)

## Names

- en: North Atlantic Right Whale
- de: Atlantischer Nordkaper
- es: Ballena franca boreal
- fr: Baleine franche de l'Atlantique Nord
- nl: Noordkaper
- pt: Baleia-franca-do-atlântico-norte
- pl: Waleń biskajski

## Countries with the most observations

US (237), CA (25)

## Summary

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, all of which were formerly classified as a single species. Because of their docile nature, their slow surface-skimming feeding behaviors, their tendencies to stay close to the coast, and their high blubber content (which makes them float when they are killed, and which produces high yields of whale oil), right whales were once a preferred target for whalers.
At present, they are among the most endangered whales in the world, and they are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_right_whale

## Photo

![North Atlantic Right Whale](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/north-atlantic-right-whale/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eubalaena_glacialis_with_calf.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/north-atlantic-right-whale?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).