---
title: "Kogia krótkogłowa"
description: "Kogia breviceps — Ssaki. The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/pygmy-sperm-whale
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kogia krótkogłowa

> Kogia breviceps — Ssaki. The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily.

- Scientific name: *Kogia breviceps*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 137
- Wikidata: [Q244300](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244300)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41464](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41464)

## Names

- en: Pygmy Sperm Whale
- de: Zwergpottwal
- es: Cachalote pigmeo
- fr: Cachalot pygmée
- nl: Dwergpotvis
- pt: Cachalote-pigmeu
- pl: Kogia krótkogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (33), ZA (17), AU (16), NZ (15), MX (12), PT (5), TW (4)

## Summary

The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of stranded specimens.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Analía Belaus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126950438

## Machine access

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