Sperm whale

Physeter macrocephalus · Physeteridae

The sperm whale or cachalot is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus Physeter and one of three extant species in the sperm whale superfamily Physeteroidea, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia.

Where the Sperm whale lives

Recorded in Portugal, United States of America, Fr. S. Antarctic Lands, France, Chile and Canada (Europe, North America, Seven seas (open ocean) and South America).

Most records fall in Azores, Madeira and Newfoundland and Labrador.

See the Sperm whale’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 107,199 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.