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

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

Scientific name	Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Ziphiidae

Where does the Stejneger's beaked whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Stejneger's beaked whale in 3 countries and territories across Asia and North America.

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 Stejneger's beaked whale endangered?

The Stejneger's beaked whale’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Stejneger's beaked whale?

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

About the Stejneger's beaked whale

Stejneger's beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri), also known as the Bering Sea beaked whale or the saber-toothed whale, is a relatively unknown member of the genus Mesoplodon inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean. Leonhard Hess Stejneger collected the type specimen (a beach-worn skull) on Bering Island in 1883, from which Frederick W. True provided the species' description in 1885. In 1904, the first complete skull (from an adult male that had stranded near Newport, Oregon) was collected, which confirmed the species' validity. Limited data exists regarding the global population of Stejneger's beaked whales, primarily due to the infrequency of sightings at sea. In general, beaked whales are elusive and wary, and the species within this family do not have prominent physical traits in comparison to other beaked whales. This makes it challenging to identify them individually.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Stejneger's beaked whale (revision 1369552995), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1125029 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).