- 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...
- to be
synonymous with the
pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) from 1878
until 1998. The
dwarf sperm whale is a
small whale, 2 to 2.7 m (6 ft 7 in to 8 ft...
-
extant species in the
sperm whale family,
along with the
pygmy sperm whale and
dwarf sperm whale of the
genus Kogia. The
sperm whale is a
pelagic mammal...
-
includes three extant species of
whales: the
sperm whale, in the
genus Physeter, and the
pygmy sperm whale and
dwarf sperm whale, in the
genus Kogia. In the...
- Cetacea, the
pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and
dwarf (K. sima)
sperm whales. As
their common names suggest, they
somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared...
- narwhals),
Physeteridae (the
sperm whale),
Kogiidae (the
dwarf and
pygmy sperm whale), and
Ziphiidae (the
beaked whales), as well as the six families...
- The
pygmy beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvi****), also
known as the
bandolero beaked whale,
Peruvian beaked whale and
lesser beaked whale, is the smallest...
-
family contains one
genus with two species. The
dwarf and
pygmy sperm whales resemble sperm whales, 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...
- of
toothed whales within the
superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two
extant and two
extinct species from the Neogene:
Pygmy sperm whale,
Kogia breviceps...
