Strap-toothed whale: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the strap-toothed whale lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mesoplodon layardii
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Antarctica, Oceania, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Ziphiidae

Where does the strap-toothed whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the strap-toothed whale in 6 countries and territories across Africa, Antarctica, 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 strap-toothed whale endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the strap-toothed whale?

The strap-toothed whale (Mesoplodon layardii) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Ziphiidae, genus Mesoplodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the strap-toothed whale

The strap-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon layardii), also known as Layard's beaked whale, is one of the largest members of the Mesoplodon genus, growing to 6.2 m (20 ft) in length and reaching up to 1,300 kg (2,900 lb). It is named for its long, curved teeth, which in adult males grow out of the lower jaw and arch over the upper jaw, restricting the jaw from opening. The common and scientific names also honor Edgar Leopold Layard, the curator of the South African Museum, who prepared drawings of a skull and sent them to the British taxonomist John Edward Gray, who described the species in 1865.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Strap-toothed whale (revision 1377941399), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q551786 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).