Physeter macrocephalus | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2008)
Taxa
Physeter macrocephalus | Linnaeus, 1758
Physeter macrocephalus |
NRL Record ID
96421
Asessment status in full
Not at Risk; Non en péril
Assessment rationale/justification
Sperm whales range widely through the world's oceans and males are found off both coasts of Canada. The worldwide population is reasonably large despite historical large reductions by commercial whaling. Whaling for this species was discontinued in 1972 in Canada.; Le cachalot macrocéphale est vastement répandu dans les océans de la planète, et on rencontre des mà¢les au large des deux cà´tes du Canada. La population mondiale compte un nombre raisonnable d'individus, malgré les diminutions historiques considérables causées par la chasse commerciale. La chasse à cette espèce a été suspendue au Canada en 1972.
Assessment year
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2008)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
History
Designated Not at Risk in April 1996.; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1996.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physeter macrocephalus | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Physeteridae | Physeter |
Physeter macrocephalus | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Physeteridae | Physeter |