Southern bottlenose whale: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Hyperoodon planifrons
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa, Antarctica, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Ziphiidae

Where does the southern bottlenose whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern bottlenose whale in 3 countries and territories across Africa, Antarctica 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 southern bottlenose whale endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern bottlenose whale?

The southern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon planifrons) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Ziphiidae, genus Hyperoodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern bottlenose whale

The southern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon planifrons) is a species of whale, in the ziphiid family, one of two members of the genus Hyperoodon. Seldom observed, the southern bottlenose whale is resident in Antarctic waters. The species was first described by English zoologist William Henry Flower in 1882, based on a water-worn skull from Lewis Island, in the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. It lives in deep ocean waters over 1,000 m (3,300 ft).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern bottlenose whale (revision 1374392686), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1147076 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).