Beluga whale

Beluga Whale
Size comparison against an average human
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cetacea
Suborder:	Odontoceti
Family:	Monodontidae
Genus:	Delphinapterus
Species:	D. leucas
Binomial name
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)

The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is a small, toothed whale^[2] that is white as an adult.^[3] They are found in coastal areas of the Arctic Ocean, and travel south when the sea ice forms.

1. ↑ "IUCN Red List (version 2009.1) - Delphinapterus leucas (Beluga, White Whale)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
2. ↑ "Beluga Whale". EnchantedLearning.com. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
3. ↑ "Beluga Whale, Beluga Whale Profile, Facts, Information, Photos, Pictures, Sounds, Habitats, Reports, News - National Geographic". animals.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2009-07-16.