| Species fact sheet | by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de |
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| Physeter macrocephalus | Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Synonym: | Physeter catodon |
| Family: | Physeteridae |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| English: | Giant sperm whale |
| French: | Cachalot |
| Spanish: | Ballena esperma |
| German: | Pottwal (There's a German version of this page!) |
| Norwegian: | Spermhval (There's a Norwegian version of this page!) |
| Migration: | interoceanic |
| Regions: | |
| CMS-Status: | App I & II |
| Red List 2000: | VU |
| CITES: | I |
More about whales and dolphins from:
Riede, K. (2001): Global Register of Migratory Species. Weltregister wandernder Tierarten. (p. 64-68)
Recommended link(s):
| ARKive | Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus): description, pictures, movies... |
| WDCS | Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society |
| IWC | International Whaling Commission - short article on spermwhales (bottom of page) |
| Australian Museum | australian museum online - factsheets: Sperm whale |
| www.acsonline.org | American Cetacean Society Fact Sheet about the Sperm whale |
To gather more information about whales in general see the link collection at connotea.org: cetacea
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Feedback: mail to: Klaus Riede
(Last update: 18.7.2007 by A. Tappenhölter)