genus
Mesoplodon
Mesoplodon is a genus in the family Hyperoodontidae. This database currently files 20 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 20
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 55%
- Weight range
- 1 t – 5.6 t
Best-known members of Mesoplodon
Ranked by popularity score.
Sowerby's beaked whale
Mesoplodon bidens
Blainville's beaked whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
Spade-toothed whale
Mesoplodon traversii
Gervais's beaked whale
Mesoplodon europaeus
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Gray's beaked whale
Mesoplodon grayi
Andrews' beaked whale
Mesoplodon bowdoini
True's beaked whale
Mesoplodon mirus
How threatened is Mesoplodon?
14 of 20 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 7% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 7% |
| LCLeast Concern | 7 | 50% |
| DDData Deficient | 5 | 36% |
All species in Mesoplodon
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowerby's beaked whale | Mesoplodon bidens | Hyperoodontidae | Least Concern | 3.4 t | Not recorded |
| Blainville's beaked whale | Mesoplodon densirostris | Hyperoodontidae | Least Concern | 2.3 t | Not recorded |
| Spade-toothed whale | Mesoplodon traversii | Hyperoodontidae | Data Deficient | 2.52 t | Not recorded |
| Gervais's beaked whale | Mesoplodon europaeus | Hyperoodontidae | Least Concern | 5.6 t | Not recorded |
| Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale | Mesoplodon ginkgodens | Hyperoodontidae | Data Deficient | 1.5 t | Not recorded |
| Gray's beaked whale | Mesoplodon grayi | Hyperoodontidae | Least Concern | 2.9 t | Not recorded |
| Andrews' beaked whale | Mesoplodon bowdoini | Hyperoodontidae | Data Deficient | 2.6 t | Not recorded |
| True's beaked whale | Mesoplodon mirus | Hyperoodontidae | Least Concern | 2.1 t | Not recorded |
| Pygmy beaked whale | Mesoplodon peruvianus | Hyperoodontidae | Least Concern | 1.06 t | Not recorded |
| Stejneger's beaked whale | Mesoplodon stejnegeri | Hyperoodontidae | Near Threatened | 4.8 t | Not recorded |
| Hubbs' beaked whale | Mesoplodon carlhubbsi | Hyperoodontidae | Data Deficient | 3.4 t | Not recorded |
| Strap-toothed whale | Mesoplodon layardii | Hyperoodontidae | Least Concern | 1.5 t | Not recorded |
| Hector's beaked whale | Mesoplodon hectori | Hyperoodontidae | Data Deficient | 1 t | Not recorded |
| Perrin's beaked whale | Mesoplodon perrini | Hyperoodontidae | Endangered | 2.52 t | Not recorded |
| Deraniyagala's beaked whale | Mesoplodon hotaula | Hyperoodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Maori beaked whale | Mesoplodon eueu | Hyperoodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Mesoplodon slangkopi | Hyperoodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Mesoplodon marus | Hyperoodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Mesoplodon posti | Hyperoodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Mesoplodon tumidirostris | Hyperoodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |