Taxon data and maps: Physeter macrocephalus

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
59
Common Name
Sperm Whale
Authority
Linnaeus,1758
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetacea
Family
Physeteridae
Genus
Physeter

Data and maps

Observation / specimen counts

There are 1681 observations / specimens of this taxa in the database from 1930 to 2006.

1681 species distribution records for this taxa are published to GBIF, OBIS

1066 species distribution records are south of 60 deg south.

Habitat domain - Marine

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APIS - Antarctic Pack Ice Seals 1994-1999, plus historical data from the 1980's Details 5 data pts
Cetacean Sightings Survey and Southern Ocean cetacean program Details 94 data pts
Cetacean Sightings Survey and Southern Ocean Cetacean Program - BROKE-West Details 25 data pts
Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean Details 41 data pts
Whale catches in the Southern Ocean Details 1,512 data pts
Whale log - observations from ANARE voyages Details 3 data pts
Whale Observations from the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) voyages 1929-30 and 1930-31 Details 1 data pts

Distribution map

Polar projection map of the occurrence records of this taxa.

Warning - Validation efforts are incomplete. There may be a few spurious positions that require editing.