Common Porpoise
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Common Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Katmai National Park
1 Verified records at Katmai National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of eight extant species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest species of cetacean. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is the most familiar porpoise to whale watchers. This porpoise often ventures up rivers, and has been seen hundreds of kilometres from the sea. The harbour porpoise may be polytypic, with geographically distinct populations representing distinct races: P. p. phocoena in the North Atlantic and West Africa, P. p. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park

Dall's Porpoise
LC

Dall's Porpoise

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phocoenoides dalli

Insufficient data
Humpback Whale
LC

Humpback Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Megaptera novaeangliae

Insufficient data
Killer Whale

Killer Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Orcinus orca

Insufficient data
Fin Whale
VU

Fin Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera physalus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Porpoise at Katmai National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
4 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
7 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
8 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
5–10%
9 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
10 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
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