Family

True Sperm Whales

Physeteridae

1 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCetacea
FamilyPhyseteridae (True Sperm Whales)

Species in this group

Physeter macrocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see True Sperm Whales

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	<5%
	Sperm Whale			<5%
2	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	<5%
	Sperm Whale			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
2	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Aqua World	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
4	Parque Marino de La Magdalena	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity