Dall's Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyPhocoenidae (Porpoises)
- GenusPhocoenoides
- SpeciesPhocoenoides dalli (Dall's Porpoise)
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise endemic to the North Pacific. It is the largest of porpoises and the only member of the genus Phocoenoides. The species is named after American naturalist W. H. Dall. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Dall's Porpoise at Channel Islands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |