Phocoenidae (Porpoises)

Family

Porpoises

Phocoenidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

Species in this group

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

Dall's Porpoise
LC

Dall's Porpoise

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phocoenoides dalli

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Common Porpoise
LC

Common Porpoise

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phocoena phocoena

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Porpoises

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~50%
2 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~20%
3 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~20%
4 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
~20%
7 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~10%
8 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
~10%
10 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
~10%
11 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
12 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
13 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%