False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyDelphinidae (Delfínids)
- GenusPseudorca
- SpeciesPseudorca crassidens (False Killer Whale)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of False Killer Whale at Channel Islands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |