Family

Porpoises

Phocoenidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCetacea
FamilyPhocoenidae (Porpoises)

Species in this group

Phocoenoides dalli

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phocoena phocoena

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Porpoises

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~40%
	Dall's Porpoise			~40%
2	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 2	~30%
	Dall's Porpoise			~20%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
3	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Porpoise			~20%
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
5	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
6	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
7	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
2	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
3	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
4	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
5	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Porpoise			<5%
6	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Porpoise			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Dierenpark Hoenderdaell	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity

Porpoises

Species in this group

Dall's Porpoise

Common Porpoise

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Porpoises

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found