Species Profile
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Sperm whale (Physeter catodon)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Physeteridae

Listing Status:   

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

Map of Species occurrence

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This species is listed wherever it is found, but
    • States/US Territories in which the Sperm whale, Entire is known to or is believed to occur:  Alaska , California , North Carolina , Puerto Rico , Virgin Islands
    • US Counties in which the Sperm whale, Entire is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which the Sperm whale, Entire is known to occur:  ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
06/02/1970 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) Entire

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 2 of 2)
Date Citation Page Title
06/02/1970 35 FR 8491 8498 Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
12/28/2010 Sperm Whale Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Sperm whale, Entire.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Sperm whale, Entire

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Sperm whale, Entire.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

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ITIS Reports -- ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Last updated: March 4, 2013