Northern Ireland Priority species (NIPS)

MAMMALIA : Cetartiodactyla : DelphinidaeMAMMALS

Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Killer whale

 Orcinus orca : Large Map

Distribution Map from NBN: Orcinus orca at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Orcinus orca at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Orcinus orca at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758). AphiaID: 137102.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Tetrapoda; Mammalia; Theria; Cetartiodactyla; Cetancodonta; Cetacea; Odontoceti; Delphinidae; Orcinus

  (2026). Orcinus orca. (Linnaeus, 1758). [In] Priority species, Marine Biodiversity Portal NI.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/priorityaccounts.php?item=ZK690. Accessed on 2026-07-28