Kogia breviceps | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1994)

Taxa
Kogia breviceps | (Blainville, 1838)
Kogia breviceps | Blainville, 1838
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1994)
NRL Record ID
96419
Location
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Pygmy Sperm Whale (English)
Cachalot pygmée (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Pacific Ocean; Atlantic Ocean
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not at Risk; Non en péril
Assessment rationale/justification
The pygmy sperm whale is an uncommon species in Canadian waters, but there are no known current threats to the status here.; Le cachalot pygmée est une espèce peu commune dans les eaux canadiennes, mais on ne connaà®t actuellement aucune menace à  sa situation ici.
About the assessment
Assessment year
1994
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1994)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links

COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Designated Not at Risk in April 1994.; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1994.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Kogia breviceps Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Kogiidae Kogia
Kogia breviceps Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetacea Kogiidae Kogia