Bonnethead: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bonnethead lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sphyrna tiburo
Group	Sharks
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Sphyrnidae

Where does the bonnethead live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bonnethead in 5 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Aurora do Pará.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bonnethead endangered?

The bonnethead’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bonnethead?

The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Sphyrnidae, genus Sphyrna. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bonnethead

The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), also called a bonnet shark or shovelhead, is the smallest member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. It is an abundant species in the littoral zone of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of the head, and is one of two shark species known to be omnivorous.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bonnethead (revision 1376993259), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q338891 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).