Species
Mammifères

cd_nom

60944

Pygmy Sperm Whale (English)

Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838)

Classification
Baleines et dauphins
Chordata > Mammalia > Cetartiodactyla > Kogiidae
Baleines et dauphins
Habitats

habitats

marine

Domains and territories

Marine

Metropolitan France

Overseas

Assessment, protection and threat status

Assessed species

evaluated

Protected species

protected

Europe

Insufficient data (species for which the assessment could not be carried out due to insufficient data)

World

Least concern (species for which the risk of disappearing is low)

Red list

ZNIEFF determined species

ZNIEFF determined species

Status in the territories

Territory

Type of presence

France red list

Guadeloupe

Indigenous or undetermined. Taxon present in a broad sense in the geographical area under consideration, i.e., native taxon or taxon not known to belong to one of the other categories. The lack of knowledge thus benefits the indigenous. Indigenous means: taxon that originated in the geographical area under consideration and that has developed naturally there without human contribution, or taxon that arrived there without human intervention (intentional or not) from an area in which it is indigenous. (NB: excluded hybrids of which at least one of the parents is introduced in the considered area). All taxa categorized as

present

Not applicable (species not subject to evaluation because (a) introduced recently or (b) occasionally present in mainland France)

Martinique

Indigenous or undetermined. Taxon present in a broad sense in the geographical area under consideration, i.e., native taxon or taxon not known to belong to one of the other categories. The lack of knowledge thus benefits the indigenous. Indigenous means: taxon that originated in the geographical area under consideration and that has developed naturally there without human contribution, or taxon that arrived there without human intervention (intentional or not) from an area in which it is indigenous. (NB: excluded hybrids of which at least one of the parents is introduced in the considered area). All taxa categorized as

present

Insufficient data (species for which the assessment could not be carried out due to insufficient data)

Réunion

Taxon occasionnel, non nicheur, accidentel dans la zone géographique considérée (par exemple migrateur de passage).

occasional

Not applicable (species not subject to evaluation because (a) introduced recently or (b) occasionally present in mainland France)

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Taxon occasionnel, non nicheur, accidentel dans la zone géographique considérée (par exemple migrateur de passage).

occasional

Not evaluated, not present in a national Red List

Mayotte

Indigenous or undetermined. Taxon present in a broad sense in the geographical area under consideration, i.e., native taxon or taxon not known to belong to one of the other categories. The lack of knowledge thus benefits the indigenous. Indigenous means: taxon that originated in the geographical area under consideration and that has developed naturally there without human contribution, or taxon that arrived there without human intervention (intentional or not) from an area in which it is indigenous. (NB: excluded hybrids of which at least one of the parents is introduced in the considered area). All taxa categorized as

present

Not evaluated, not present in a national Red List

Wallis et Futuna

Indigenous or undetermined. Taxon present in a broad sense in the geographical area under consideration, i.e., native taxon or taxon not known to belong to one of the other categories. The lack of knowledge thus benefits the indigenous. Indigenous means: taxon that originated in the geographical area under consideration and that has developed naturally there without human contribution, or taxon that arrived there without human intervention (intentional or not) from an area in which it is indigenous. (NB: excluded hybrids of which at least one of the parents is introduced in the considered area). All taxa categorized as

present

Not evaluated, not present in a national Red List

Polynésie française

Indigenous or undetermined. Taxon present in a broad sense in the geographical area under consideration, i.e., native taxon or taxon not known to belong to one of the other categories. The lack of knowledge thus benefits the indigenous. Indigenous means: taxon that originated in the geographical area under consideration and that has developed naturally there without human contribution, or taxon that arrived there without human intervention (intentional or not) from an area in which it is indigenous. (NB: excluded hybrids of which at least one of the parents is introduced in the considered area). All taxa categorized as

present

Not evaluated, not present in a national Red List

Nouvelle-Calédonie

Indigenous or undetermined. Taxon present in a broad sense in the geographical area under consideration, i.e., native taxon or taxon not known to belong to one of the other categories. The lack of knowledge thus benefits the indigenous. Indigenous means: taxon that originated in the geographical area under consideration and that has developed naturally there without human contribution, or taxon that arrived there without human intervention (intentional or not) from an area in which it is indigenous. (NB: excluded hybrids of which at least one of the parents is introduced in the considered area). All taxa categorized as

present

Not evaluated, not present in a national Red List

France métropolitaine

Indigenous or undetermined. Taxon present in a broad sense in the geographical area under consideration, i.e., native taxon or taxon not known to belong to one of the other categories. The lack of knowledge thus benefits the indigenous. Indigenous means: taxon that originated in the geographical area under consideration and that has developed naturally there without human contribution, or taxon that arrived there without human intervention (intentional or not) from an area in which it is indigenous. (NB: excluded hybrids of which at least one of the parents is introduced in the considered area). All taxa categorized as

present

Insufficient data (species for which the assessment could not be carried out due to insufficient data)
Maps
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Valorization
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Number of observation dataMonth00.51.01.52.02.53.03.54.0JanuaryMarchJulyOctoberDecemberSpecies observations
Citation
MNHN & OFB [Ed]. 2003-2025. Sheet of Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838). Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (INPN).
Website: https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/60944 - June 18, 2025