Pygmy beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus)

Also known as:	lesser beaked whale, Peruvian beaked whale
French:	Mésoplodon Pygmée

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Cetartiodactyla
Family	Ziphiidae
Genus	Mesoplodon (1)

Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Information on the pygmy beaked whale is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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1. IUCN Red List (October, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. CITES (October, 2008)
   http://www.cites.org