Species Detail - Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Northern Ireland Mammal Database".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm Whale
Physeter catodon
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
phmac
Linnaeus, 1758
marine mammal
Species
6
5
3
15/07/1936
18/08/1988
1 January (recorded in 1753)
28 December (recorded in 2011)
Centre for Data and Environmental Recording (CEDaR), Northern Ireland Mammal Database, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/230/Species/134671>