African Bean vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Faurea saligna compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Key Differences

• African Bean is Least Concern while Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Bean	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Proteaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Faurea	Mesoplodon
Species	Faurea saligna	Mesoplodon hectori

Conservation Status

African Bean

LC — Least Concern

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Bean	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Bean

The African Bean (Faurea saligna) is a species in the genus Faurea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.