Cuvier's beaked whale: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Cuvier's beaked whale lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ziphius cavirostris
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Ziphiidae

Where does the Cuvier's beaked whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cuvier's beaked whale in 19 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 Cuvier's beaked whale endangered?

The Cuvier's beaked whale’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cuvier's beaked whale?

The Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Ziphiidae, genus Ziphius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cuvier's beaked whale

Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale, or ziphius (Ziphius cavirostris) is the most widely distributed of all beaked whales in the family Ziphiidae. It is among the largest beaked whales but smaller than most baleen whales, reaching lengths of about 4.5–8 metres (15–26 ft) and weights of 1,800–3,100 kg (4,000–6,800 lb).

This species is pelagic, inhabiting deep offshore waters far from coastlines, typically deeper than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). They reside mostly in temperate, tropical, and subtropical areas of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

Cuvier's beaked whale holds the record for both the deepest and longest recorded dives among mammals. Recorded dives have reached depths of 2,992 m (9,816 ft) and durations of 222 minutes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cuvier's beaked whale (revision 1380269218), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q623173 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).