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.
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).
DWARF SPERM WHALEKogia simus is a small toothed whale.
De kleinste potvis (Kogia sima, soms incorrect Kogia simus) is een walvis uit de familie der potvissen (Physeteridae). (Wiki)
The Dwarf Sperm Whale is widely distributed through tropical and temperate seas.
Now accepted as a distinct species, the dwarf sperm whale is found throughout much of the worlds tropical and temperate oceans.
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. (Wiki)
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.
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.
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)
Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales are probably not rare, but are not common sightings, because of their offshore distribution and small group sizes.
Dwarf Sperm Whales are usually solitary creatures but have occasionally been seen in small groups. (Full text)
Habitat: Dwarf Sperm Whales are oceanic animals, moving across and over the continental shelf to feed.
