Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
Also known as: Lesser Cachalot, Lesser Sperm Whale, Pigmy Sperm Whale, Short-Headed Sperm Whale, Small Sperm Whale
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
431.5 kg
LCMammaliaCetaceaKogiidae
Seasonal Activity
435 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Kogiidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 431.5 kg
Photo
(c) Sergio Martínez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sergio Martínez
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Occurrence data from GBIF.