Berardius bairdii

Stejneger, 1883

Baird's Beaked Whale

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Whippomorpha
Infraorder : Cetacea
Parvorder : Odontoceti
Superfamily : Ziphioidea
Family : Ziphiidae
Genus : Berardius

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Stejneger, L. 1883-06-22. Contributions to the history of the Commander Islands. No. 1.—Notes on the natural history, including descriptions of new cetaceans. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 6:58-89.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15714986

Original name as described

Berardius bairdii

Other common names

Giant Bottle-nosed Whale · North Pacific Bottlenose Whale · Northern Four-toothed Whale

Type material

USNM:MAMM:A20992

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3647cb356-cfd8-48e7-88b4-79b09f99060a

Type locality

Russia, Commander Islands, "found stranded in Stare Gavan, on the eastern shore of Bering Island."

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Canada · Japan · North Korea · South Korea · Mexico · Russia · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,CA,WA,OR)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006464

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Berardius vegae

Malm, 1883

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

vegae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM MA633499

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

109

Authority publication

Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskampsacademien Handlingar

Name usages

Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Berardius bairdii

Stejneger, 1883

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

bairdii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A20992

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3647cb356-cfd8-48e7-88b4-79b09f99060a

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15714986

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:590, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Bailey (1936:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:299, 300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2763/50351457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Berardius vegaae

Trouessart, 1905

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

vegaae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

779

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423660

Authority publication

Berlin

Rostrifer nestoresmirnovi

(Zenkovicz, 1947)

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

nestoresmirnovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

10, 15

Authority publication

book

Berardius vegana

Bourdelle & Grassé, 1955

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

vegana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

429

Authority publication

book

Berardius bairdi

Omura, Fujino, & Kimura, 1955

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

bairdi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

89

Authority publication

Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute, Tokyo

Name usages

  1. Davies (1963:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42155)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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