Omura's whale: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Omura's whale lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Balaenoptera omurai
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Balaenopteridae

Where does the Omura's whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Omura's whale in 3 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and 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 Omura's whale endangered?

The Omura's whale’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Omura's whale?

The Omura's whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Balaenopteridae, genus Balaenoptera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Omura's whale

Omura's whale or the dwarf fin whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a species of rorqual about which very little is known. Before its formal description, it was referred to as a small, dwarf or pygmy form of Bryde's whale by various sources. The common name and specific epithet commemorate Japanese cetologist Hideo Omura.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Omura's whale (revision 1380099476), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q854309 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).