Species Detail - Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "European Seabirds and Sea (ESAS) Cetacean Sightings 1980-2023".
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
40
2
28
07/08/1980
04/09/2005
1 January (recorded in 1753)
28 December (recorded in 2011)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), European Seabirds and Sea (ESAS) Cetacean Sightings 1980-2023, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/406/Species/134671>