Overview  News  Technology  Conditions of Use  Privacy Policy  Partners & Contributors  Awards & Recognition  ADW Staff  Contact Us  Spinning Skulls  About Mammals  Frog Calls  Resources for College Instructors  Resources for K-12 Instructors  Contribute to ADW  What's in a Scientific Name?  Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names  Name, Rank, and Serial Number  Organismal classification: evolutionary relationships & ranks  Glossary  Search Guide  Contact Us  Report an Error

Structured Inquiry Search — preview

Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Cetacea Suborder Odontoceti Family Physeteridae

• Information
• Pictures
• Specimens
• Classification

pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps	dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima	sperm whale Physeter catodon
sperm whale Physeter catodon	sperm whale Physeter catodon	sperm whale Physeter catodon
sperm whale Physeter catodon	sperm whale Physeter catodon	sperm whale Physeter catodon

Report Error — Comment
Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2008. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
Sponsored in part by the Interagency Education Research Initiative, the Homeland Foundation and the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. The ADW Team gratefully acknowledges their support.
©1995-2008, The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors. All rights reserved.