---
title: "Narwal jednozębny"
description: "Monodon monoceros — Ssaki. The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/narwhal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Narwal jednozębny

> Monodon monoceros — Ssaki. The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic.

- Scientific name: *Monodon monoceros*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże), `arctic` (Arktyka)
- iNaturalist observations: 124
- Wikidata: [Q159426](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159426)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41459](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41459)

## Names

- en: Narwhal
- de: Narwal
- es: Narval
- fr: Narval
- it: Narvalo
- nl: Narwal
- pt: Narval
- pl: Narwal jednozębny

## Countries with the most observations

CA (66), GL (4)

## Summary

The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic. It is the only member of the genus Monodon and one of two living representatives of the family Monodontidae. The narwhal is a stocky cetacean with a relatively blunt snout, a large melon, and a shallow ridge in place of a dorsal fin. Males of this species have a spiralled tusk that is 1.5–3.0 m (4.9–9.8 ft) long, which is a protruding left canine thought to function as a weapon, a tool for feeding, in attracting mates or sensing water salinity. Specially adapted slow-twitch muscles, along with the jointed neck vertebrae and shallow…

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

## Photo

![Narwal jednozębny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/narwhal/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178266310

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/narwhal?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).