Genus

Mesoplodon

14 species in this taxon

Mesoplodon (Mesoplodon) is a genus of closely related species sharing distinctive morphological features. Notable species include Andrews’s Beaked Whale, Blainville’s Beaked Whale, Gervais’s Beaked Whale, and Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale. It belongs to Hyperoodontidae (Hyperoodontidae).

Species in this Genus

Andrew-Schnabelwal

Mesoplodon bowdoini

DD

Blainville-Schnabelwal

Mesoplodon densirostris

DD

Camperdown-Wal

Mesoplodon grayi

NE

Gervais-Zweizahnwal

Mesoplodon europaeus

DD

Hector-Schnabelwal

Mesoplodon hectori

DD

Hubb-Schnabelwal

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

DD

Japanischer Schnabelwal

Mesoplodon ginkgodens

DD

Layard-Wal

Mesoplodon layardii

LC

Sowerby-Zweizahnwal

Mesoplodon bidens

DD

Stejneger-Schnabelwal

Mesoplodon stejnegeri

NT

True-Wal

Mesoplodon mirus

NE

Zwergschnabelwal

Mesoplodon peruvianus

LC

Spade-toothed Whale

Mesoplodon traversii

DD

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon perrini

EN