Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia sima
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyKogiidae (Dwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whales)
- GenusKogia (Dwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whales)
- SpeciesKogia sima (Dwarf Sperm Whale)
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops aduncus
Australian Humpback Dolphin
Sousa sahulensis
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin
Stenella longirostris
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Dwarf Sperm Whale at Ningaloo Marine 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 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |