Common Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,393
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Harbour porpoise”.