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Sowerby's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens Least concern

Where the Sowerby's beaked whale lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Scientific nameMesoplodon bidens
GroupWhales & dolphins
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in8 countries
ContinentsEurope, North America
ClassMammal
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyZiphiidae

Where does the Sowerby's beaked whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sowerby's beaked whale in 8 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 Sowerby's beaked whale endangered?

The Sowerby'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 Sowerby's beaked whale?

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

About the Sowerby's beaked whale

Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens), also known as the North Atlantic or North Sea beaked whale, is a species of toothed whale. It was the first mesoplodont whale to be described. James Sowerby, an English naturalist and artist, first described the species in 1804 from a skull obtained from a male that had stranded in the Moray Firth, Scotland, in 1800. He named it bidens, which derives from the two teeth present in the jaw, now known to be a very common feature among the genus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sowerby's beaked whale (revision 1369900712), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q215335 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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