Sperm Whale

Sperm Whale
	Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Physeteridae
Genus:	Physeter
Species:	P. macrocephalus
Binomial name
	Physeter macrocephalus; Linnaeus, 1758
	File:Cetacea range map Sperm Whale 4.PNG
	Sperm whale range (in blue)
Synonyms
	Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758; Physeter australasianus Desmoulins, 1822

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^ Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L. (2008). Physeter macrocephalus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 October 2008.

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This article is part of Project Mammalia, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each mammal, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Cetacea, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each cetacean, including made-up species.

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[iucn-2] Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L. (2008). Physeter macrocephalus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 October 2008.

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Sperm Whale^[1]


Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Physeteridae
Genus:	Physeter
Species:	P. macrocephalus
Binomial name
*Physeter macrocephalus* Linnaeus, 1758
File:Cetacea range map Sperm Whale 4.PNG
Sperm whale range (in blue)
Synonyms
Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 Physeter australasianus Desmoulins, 1822