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

Ichouha kujira

Mesoplodon ginkgodens

DD

Kobuha kujira

Mesoplodon densirostris

DD

Ougiha kujira

Mesoplodon stejnegeri

NT

Andrews’s Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon bowdoini

DD

Gervais’s Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon europaeus

DD

grays beaked whale

Mesoplodon grayi

NE

Pygmy Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon peruvianus

LC

Spade-toothed Whale

Mesoplodon traversii

DD

strap-toothed whale

Mesoplodon layardii

LC

sowerbys beaked whale, beaked whale

Mesoplodon bidens

DD

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon hectori

DD

True's beaked whale

Mesoplodon mirus

NE

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon perrini

EN

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

DD