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title: "Kogia płaskonosa"
description: "Kogia sima — Ssaki. The dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) is a sperm whale that inhabits temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, in particular continental shelves and slopes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/dwarf-sperm-whale
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kogia płaskonosa

> Kogia sima — Ssaki. The dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) is a sperm whale that inhabits temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, in particular continental shelves and slopes.

- Scientific name: *Kogia sima*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 112
- Wikidata: [Q42669](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42669)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41465](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41465)

## Names

- en: Dwarf Sperm Whale
- de: Kleiner Pottwal
- es: Cachalote enano
- fr: Cachalot Nain
- nl: Kleinste potvis
- pt: Cachalote-anão
- pl: Kogia płaskonosa

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (16), MX (11), TW (8), OM (3)

## Summary

The dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) is a sperm whale that inhabits temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, in particular continental shelves and slopes. It was first described by biologist Richard Owen in 1866, based on illustrations by naturalist Sir Walter Elliot. The species was considered to be synonymous with the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) from 1878 until 1998. The dwarf sperm whale is a small whale, 2 to 2.7 m (6 ft 7 in to 8 ft 10 in) and 136 to 272 kg (300 to 600 lb), that has a grey coloration, square head, small jaw, and robust body. Its appearance is very similar to the pygmy sperm whale, distinguished…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_sperm_whale

## Photo

![Kogia płaskonosa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dwarf-sperm-whale/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252564983

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dwarf-sperm-whale?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).