Northern Ireland Priority species (NIPS)

MAMMALIA : Cetartiodactyla : PhocoenidaeMAMMALS

Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)

Harbour porpoise

 Phocoena phocoena : Large Map

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

iNaturalist: Phocoena phocoena at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Phocoena phocoena at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758). AphiaID: 137117.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Tetrapoda; Mammalia; Theria; Cetartiodactyla; Cetancodonta; Cetacea; Odontoceti; Phocoenidae; Phocoena

  (2026). Phocoena phocoena. (Linnaeus, 1758). [In] Priority species, Marine Biodiversity Portal NI.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/priorityaccounts.php?item=ZK850. Accessed on 2026-07-28