Blue whaul

The blue whaul (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belangin tae the baleen whauls (Mysticeti).^[3] At up tae 30 metre (98 ft)^[4][5] in lenth an wi a maximum recordit wicht o 173 tonne (191 short ton)^[5][6] an probably reachin ower 181 tonnes (200 short tons), it is the maist muckle ainimal kent tae hae iver existit.^[7][8]

Blue whaul[1]
Adult blue whaul (Balaenoptera musculus)
Size compared tae a average human
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Faimily:	Balaenopteridae
Genus:	Balaenoptera
Species:	B. musculus
Binomial name
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
B. m. brevicauda Ichihara, 1966 ?B. m. indica Blyth, 1859 B. m. intermedia Burmeister, 1871 B. m. musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Blue whaul range (in blue)
Synonyms
Balaenoptera gibbar Scoresby, 1820 Pterobalaena gigas Van Beneden, 1861 Physalus latirostris Flower, 1864 Sibbaldius borealis Gray, 1866 Flowerius gigas Lilljeborg, 1867 Sibbaldius sulfureus Cope, 1869 Balaenoptera sibbaldii Sars, 1875