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

Where the Gervais's beaked whale lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mesoplodon europaeus
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Ziphiidae

Where does the Gervais's beaked whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Gervais's beaked whale in 6 countries and territories across Europe and North 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 Gervais's beaked whale endangered?

The Gervais'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 Gervais's beaked whale?

The Gervais's beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Ziphiidae, genus Mesoplodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Gervais's beaked whale

Gervais's beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus), sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale (from which its scientific name is derived), is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America. It has also stranded off South America and Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gervais's beaked whale (revision 1363312773), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q944981 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).