Genus

Typical Porpoises

Phocoena

1 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

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

Species in this group

Phocoena phocoena

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Porpoises

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 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	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Porpoise			~20%
2	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
4	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%
6	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Porpoise			~10%

Cities Ranked

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

Zoos & Centres Where Found

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

Typical Porpoises

Species in this group

Common Porpoise

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Porpoises

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found