Sowerby's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon bidens
Also known as: North Atlantic Beaked Whale, North Sea Beaked Whale, Sowerby S Beaked Whale, Sowerby's Whale
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
3400.0 kg
LCMammaliaCetaceaHyperoodontidae
Seasonal Activity
1,012 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Hyperoodontidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 3400.0 kg
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.