Kogiinae
Subfamily of mammals
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Little sperm whales are members of the subfamily Kogiinae, sperm whales of the family Kogiidae (the other subfamily being Scaphokogiinae) comprising the genera Kogia and the both extinct taxons Praekogia and Pliokogia.[1]
| Kogiinae | |
|---|---|
| A beached pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Kogiidae |
| Subfamily: | Kogiinae Gill, 1871 |