Individual washed ashore on Hutchinson Island, Florida
Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Infraorder:
Cetacea
Family:
Kogiidae
Genus:
Kogia
Species:
K. breviceps
Binomial name
Kogia breviceps
(Blainville, 1838)
Pygmy sperm whale range
Synonyms
Physeter breviceps
The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of stranded specimens.
^Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). "Order Cetacea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 737. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^Kiszka, J.; Braulik, G. (2020). "Kogia breviceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T11047A50358334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T11047A50358334.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
to be synonymous with the pygmyspermwhale (Kogia breviceps) from 1878 until 1998. The dwarf spermwhale is a small whale, 2 to 2.7 m (6 ft 7 in to 8 ft...
includes three extant species of whales: the spermwhale, in the genus Physeter, and the pygmyspermwhale and dwarf spermwhale, in the genus Kogia. In the...
Cetacea, the pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) spermwhales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble spermwhales, with squared...
family contains one genus with two species. The dwarf and pygmyspermwhales resemble spermwhales, but are far smaller. They have blunt, squarish heads with...
The pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) is a species of baleen whale. It may be a member of the cetotheres, a family of baleen whales which until 2012...
whales), and Kogiidae (pygmy and dwarf spermwhales); and Mysticeti families Balaenidae (right and bowhead whales), Cetotheriidae (pygmy right whales)...
Risso's dolphin, the melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra), the pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata), pilot whales (Globicephala spp.), and possibly...
of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene: Pygmyspermwhale, Kogia breviceps...
Livyatan is an extinct genus of macroraptorial spermwhale containing one known species: L. melvillei. The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea...
The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the only species in the genus Feresa. It derives its...
morphological similarities with the false killer whale, the pygmy killer whale and the pilot whales, a study of cytochrome b gene sequences indicates...
Pacific, B. m. intermedia in the Southern Ocean, B. m. brevicauda (the pygmy blue whale) in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, and B. m. indica in the...
The pygmy beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus), also known as the bandolero beaked whale, Peruvian beaked whale and lesser beaked whale, is the smallest...
ice. Like the spermwhale and other cetaceans, the bowhead whale has a vestigial pelvis that is not connected to the spine. Bowhead whales are comparable...
minke whale have been confirmed. The minke whales are the second smallest baleen whale; only the pygmy right whale is smaller. Upon reaching sexual maturity...
other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and spermwhales. 73 species of toothed whales are described. They are one of two living groups...
Two species were described as recently as 1991 (pygmy beaked whale) and 2002 (Perrin's beaked whale), and marine biologists predict the discovery of...
whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena: the North Atlantic right whale (E. glacialis), the North Pacific right whale (E...
(right and bowhead whales), Balaenopteridae (rorquals), Eschrichtiidae (the gray whale) and Cetotheriidae (the pygmy right whale). There are currently...
resident in the Gulf. The dwarf spermwhale, the morphology of which closely resembles that of the pygmyspermwhale (Kogia breviceps), is found in tropical...
The narwhal (Monodon monoceros), is a species of toothed whale. It is the only species in the genus Monodon. The most prominent feature of the species...
The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species...
gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), also known as the grey whale, gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, Korean gray whale, or California gray whale, is...
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