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Dwarf sperm whale

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Physeteridae
Species : Kogia simus

 

Facts about the dwarf sperm whale

Kogia simus is a small toothed whale.

Habitat: Dwarf Sperm Whales are oceanic animals, moving across and over the continental shelf to feed.

Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales are probably not rare, but are not common sightings, because of their offshore distribution and small group sizes.

Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Taxonomy 2 Physical description 3 Population and distribution 4 Human interaction 5 See also 6 References Taxonomy Nowadays the Dwarf Sperm Whale is generally classified as one of two species, along with the Pygmy Sperm Whale, in the Kogiidae family and Kogia genus, however it was not until 1966 that the two species were regard as separate and even more recently Kogiidae was regarded as a subfamily of Physeteridae.

Taxonomy Nowadays the Dwarf Sperm Whale is generally classified as one of two species, along with the Pygmy Sperm Whale, in the Kogiidae family and Kogia genus, however it was not until 1966 that the two species were regard as separate and even more recently Kogiidae was regarded as a subfamily of Physeteridae.

The Dwarf Sperm Whale is widely distributed through tropical and temperate seas.

Dwarf Sperm Whales are usually solitary creatures but have occasionally been seen in small groups. (Full text)

Taxonomy Nowadays the Dwarf Sperm Whale is generally classified as one of two species, along with the Pygmy Sperm Whale, in the Kogiidae family and Kogia genus, however it was not until 1966 that the two species were regard as separate and even more recently Kogiidae was regarded as a subfamily (Kogiinae) of Physeteridae. (Full text)

De kleinste potvis (Kogia sima, soms incorrect Kogia simus) is een walvis uit de familie der potvissen (Physeteridae). (Full text)

Nowadays the Dwarf Sperm Whale is generally classified as one of two species, along with the Pygmy Sperm Whale, in the Kogiidae family and Kogia genus, however it was not until 1966 that the two species were regard as separate and even more recently Kogiidae was regarded as a subfamily (Kogiinae) of Physeteridae. (Full text)

DWARF SPERM WHALEKogia simus is a small toothed whale. (Full text)

DWARF SPERM WHALEThe dwarf sperm whale (Kogia simus) is a small toothed whale - it is also known as Owen's Pygmy Sperm Whale (because it was originally described by the English scientist Richard Owen in 1866). (Full text)

Nowadays the Dwarf Sperm Whale is generally classified as one of two species, along with the Pygmy Sperm Whale, in the Kogiidae family and Kogia genus, however it was not until 1966 that the two species were regard as separate and even more recently Kogiidae was regarded as a subfamily of Physeteridae. (Full text)

Now accepted as a distinct species, the dwarf sperm whale is found throughout much of the worlds tropical and temperate oceans. (Full text)

1. dwarf sperm whale, Kogia simus -- (very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific)
dwarf sperm whale
Kogia simus
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