False Killer Whale
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False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

Overview

Corcovado and the Osa Peninsula are the two atlas places where the False Killer Whale is recorded. Its records concentrate in the United States, Portugal, Australia, Taiwan, and Guadeloupe. The atlas holds 1,230 records of Pseudorca crassidens across 20 countries.

Because this mammal is recorded in both hemispheres, the active months differ by region, and each place page shows the months recorded there.

Records
1,230
Countries
20
Atlas places
2
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the False Killer Whale as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • United States
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 472 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Portugal
    25 km zone · high confidence · 233 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Australia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 185 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Taiwan
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 80 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Guadeloupe
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 53 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Unnamed area
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 53 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Mexico
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 52 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • United Kingdom
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 51 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Vietnam
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 20 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • French Guiana
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 12 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of False Killer Whale