Andrews’s Beaked Whale vs dooryard sowbug

Mesoplodon bowdoini compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Andrews’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrews’s Beaked Whale	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Porcellio
Species	Mesoplodon bowdoini	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Andrews’s Beaked Whale and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andrews’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrews’s Beaked Whale	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andrews’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Andrews’s Beaked Whale

The Andrews’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bowdoini) is a species in the genus Mesoplodon. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.