Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Linnaeus, & Carolus. (1758). Systema Naturae Per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis, 10th Edition, Vol. 1.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Mammalia: order
Cetacea: family
Physeteridae: genus
Physeter: species
Physeter macrocephalus

Name

Synonyms: Catodon australis MacLeay, 1851; Catodon australis Wall, 1851; Catodon colneti Gray, 1850; Catodon krefftii Gray, 1865; Catodon macrocephalus Lacépède, 1804; Catodon trumpo Lacépède, 1804; Cetus cylindricus Billberg, 1828; Delphinus bayeri Risso, 1826; Meganeuron krefftii Gray, 1866; Megistosaurus ensiformis Godman, 1827; Phiseter cylindricus Bonnaterre, 1789; Phiseter mular Bonnaterre, 1789; Phiseter trumpo Bonnaterre, 1789; Physalus cylindricus Lacépède, 1804; Physeter andersonii Borowski, 1780; Physeter australasianus Desmoulins, 1822; Physeter australasiensis Desmoulins, 1822; Physeter australis Gray, 1846; Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758; Physeter maximus G.Cuvier, 1798
Homonyms: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names: Cachalot in English; Cachalot in English; Cachalot, Cachalot macrocéphale, Grand cachalot in French; Cachalote in language.; Cachalote gigante in Spanish; Grand Cachalot in French; Kaskelot in Danish; Pot Whale in English; Pot Whale in English; Pottwal in German; Sperm Whale in English; Sperm Whale in English; Sperm Whale in English; Sperm Whale in English; Sperm Whale in English; Spermacet Whale in English; Spermacet Whale in English; cachalot in English; cachalot in English; dozya in language.; kâ in language.; sperm whale in English; sperm whale in language.; Kachalote in language.; Potvis in Dutch; Potvis in Dutch; Sperm Whale in English; Sperm Whale in English; Sperm Whale in English; kaskelohtta in Northern Sami; kaskelot in Swedish; potvis in Dutch; spermhval in Norwegian Bokmål; spermkval in Nynorsk, Norwegian; Ballena Esperma in Spanish; Cachalot in French; Cachalote in Portuguese; Cachalote in Spanish; Cachelot in English; Cachelot in English; Cachelot in English; Capodoglio in Italian; Chocolate Whale in English; Gabdoll in Maltese; Kashalot in Albanian; Kaşalot in Turkish; Morfil Sberm in Welsh; Morfilod Sberm in Welsh; Pot Whale in English; Pot Whale in English

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