Genus

Mesoplodont Beaked Whales

Mesoplodon

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 park

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCetacea
FamilyHyperoodontidae
GenusMesoplodon (Mesoplodont Beaked Whales)

Species in this group

Mesoplodon bidens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

—Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mesoplodont Beaked Whales

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 15 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pico Island Natural Park (Azores)	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 1	~30%
	Sowerby's Beaked Whale			~30%

Mesoplodont Beaked Whales

Species in this group

Sowerby's Beaked Whale

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mesoplodont Beaked Whales

Parks Ranked