Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyKogiidae (Dwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whales)
- GenusKogia (Dwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whales)
- SpeciesKogia breviceps (Pygmy Sperm Whale)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Heaviside's Dolphin
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Southern Right Whale
Eubalaena australis
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops aduncus
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
Gray's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon grayi
Indian Humpback Dolphin
Sousa plumbea
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pygmy Sperm Whale at Table Mountain National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |