Species profile—Globicephala melas (long-finned pilot whale)
Modernisation project
The WildNet platform will launch on 21st May. For more information about the modernisation project, visit WildNet ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) or email wildnet@detsi.qld.gov.au ( mailto:wildnet@detsi.qld.gov.au ).
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals) → Delphinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=delphinidae ) (dolphins) → Globicephala melas (long-finned pilot whale)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1048&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1048&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1048 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals)
- Family
- Delphinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=delphinidae ) (dolphins)
- Scientific name
- Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)
- Common name
- long-finned pilot whale
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1048
- Synonym(s)
- Globicephala melaena
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Globicephala%20melas#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=GLOBICEPHALA%2BMELAS )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1048 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1048 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
