Narwhal
 

Narwhal

Narwhal

Size comparison with an average human
Size comparison with an average human
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Monodontidae
Genus: Monodon
Species: M. monoceros
Binomial name
Monodon monoceros
Linnaeus, 1758
Narwhal range (in blue)
Narwhal range (in blue)

The Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is an Arctic species of cetacean. It is a creature rarely found south of latitude 70°N. It is one of two species of white whale in the Monodontidae family (the other is the Beluga whale). It is possibly also related to the Irrawaddy dolphin. Narwhal means "corpse whale".

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