False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyDelphinidae (Delfínids)
- GenusPseudorca
- SpeciesPseudorca crassidens (False Killer Whale)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia sima
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of False Killer Whale at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve — 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 |