Hector's beaked whale Mesoplodon hectori Data deficient
Where the Hector's beaked whale lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 31 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See whales & dolphins on the world map
| Scientific name | Mesoplodon hectori |
|---|---|
| Group | Whales & dolphins |
| Status | Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Oceania, South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Ziphiidae |
Where does the Hector's beaked whale live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Hector's beaked whale in 2 countries and territories across 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 Hector's beaked whale endangered?
The Hector's beaked whale’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Hector's beaked whale?
The Hector's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hectori) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Ziphiidae, genus Mesoplodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Hector's beaked whale
Hector's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hectori) is a small mesoplodont living in the Southern Hemisphere. This whale is named after Sir James Hector, a founder of the colonial museum in Wellington, New Zealand. The species has rarely been seen in the wild.
Some data supposedly referring to this species, especially juveniles and males, turned out to be based on the misidentified specimens of Perrin's beaked whale - especially since the adult male of Hector's beaked whale was only more recently described.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hector's beaked whale (revision 1356011849), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1125014 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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