Where does the sperm whale live?
Physeter macrocephalus has 125,793 records in 162 countries and territories, from 1520 to 2026. Most records come from Portugal.
- 125,793 records
- 162 places
- 164 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCetaceaPhyseteridaePhyseter
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 42,733 | |
| United States | 13,293 | |
| Spain | 7,991 | |
| French Southern Territories | 7,536 | |
| France | 5,182 | |
| Guadeloupe | 4,900 | |
| Iceland | 3,315 | |
| Chile | 2,569 | |
| Canada | 2,205 | |
| Norway | 2,105 | |
| Antarctica | 1,665 | |
| Australia | 1,624 | |
| New Zealand | 1,465 | |
| Mexico | 966 | |
| Kiribati | 814 | |
| Ecuador | 772 | |
| United Kingdom | 650 | |
| Faroe Islands | 628 | |
| Uruguay | 509 | |
| Indonesia | 483 | |
| Brazil | 433 | |
| Netherlands | 427 | |
| French Polynesia | 424 | |
| Peru | 415 | |
| Japan | 413 | |
| Taiwan | 411 | |
| Italy | 373 | |
| Seychelles | 366 | |
| Cabo Verde | 364 | |
| Ireland | 343 | |
| Bahamas | 335 | |
| New Caledonia | 329 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 316 | |
| Mauritius | 283 | |
| Angola | 252 | |
| Greenland | 248 | |
| Morocco | 235 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 234 | |
| Madagascar | 227 | |
| Western Sahara | 215 |
Showing the top 40 of 162 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.