Tropical bottlenose whale: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the tropical bottlenose whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tropical bottlenose whale in 3 countries and territories across Africa and Oceania.

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 tropical bottlenose whale endangered?

The tropical 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 tropical bottlenose whale?

The tropical bottlenose whale (Indopacetus pacificus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Ziphiidae, genus Indopacetus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tropical bottlenose whale

The tropical bottlenose whale (Indopacetus pacificus), also known as the Indo-Pacific beaked whale or Longman's beaked whale, is a species of beaked whale in the family Ziphiidae. It is the only species in the genus Indopacetus. Known as of 2010 from about a dozen strandings and over 65 sightings, it was considered to be the world's rarest cetacean until recently, but the spade-toothed whale now holds that position.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tropical bottlenose whale (revision 1381264499), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q910093 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).