Physeter (True Sperm Whales)

Genus

True Sperm Whales

Physeter

1 species in our catalog · found in 11 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

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
<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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
~10%
2 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
3 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
4 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
5 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
7 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
8 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
10 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
11 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%