Gervais’ beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus)

IUCN Red List species status – Data Deficient DATA
DEFICIENT

What’s the World’s Favourite Species?

Find out here.
Learn more in our fact file below

More »Related species

Spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii)True’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus)Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)Strap-toothed whale (Mesoplodon layardii)Sowerby’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens)Stejneger’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri)Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens)Pygmy beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus)

Play the Team WILD game

Team WILD game

Download the Team WILD Teachers’ notes

This species is featured in:

Climate change

This species is affected by global climate
change. To learn about climate change
and the species that are affected,
visit our climate change pages.

Please donate to ARKive today

Help us share the wonders of the natural world. Donate today!

Sign up to our newsletter

Get the latest wild news direct to your inbox.

Get involved

ARKive relies on its media donors to donate photos and videos. Can you help? There are plenty of other ways you can get involved too!