Physeter (True Sperm Whales)

Genus

True Sperm Whales

Physeter

1 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

Species in this group

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

Sperm Whale
VU

Sperm Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Physeter macrocephalus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see True Sperm Whales

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
0–10%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
3 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
4 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
5 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
6 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
8 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
10 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%