Family

Hyperoodontidae

7 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCetacea
FamilyHyperoodontidae

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Hyperoodon ampullatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ziphius cavirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hyperoodon planifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Berardius arnuxii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mesoplodon grayi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mesoplodon layardii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mesoplodon ginkgodens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hyperoodontidae

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	~10%
	North Atlantic Bottle-nosed Whale			~10%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~10%
	Southern Bottle-nosed Whale			Insufficient data
	Arnoux's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
3	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Gray's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
	Strap-toothed Whale			Insufficient data
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
	Cuvier's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Cuvier's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Cuvier's Beaked Whale			<5%
7	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Cuvier's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	North Atlantic Bottle-nosed Whale			Insufficient data
9	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Gray's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data