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

Where the Gray's beaked whale lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mesoplodon grayi
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Ziphiidae

Where does the Gray's beaked whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Gray's beaked whale in 2 countries and territories across Oceania. 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 Gray's beaked whale endangered?

The Gray'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 Gray's beaked whale?

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

About the Gray's beaked whale

Gray's beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi), sometimes known as Haast's beaked whale, the scamperdown whale, or the southern beaked whale, is one of the better-known members of the genus Mesoplodon. This species is fairly gregarious and strands relatively frequently for a beaked whale. In the Māori language, this species is called hakurā or iheihe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gray's beaked whale (revision 1354335651), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q943889 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).