Arnoux's beaked whale vs cylindrical cone

Berardius arnuxii compared with Conus cylindraceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arnoux's beaked whale	cylindrical cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Conidae
Genus	Berardius	Conus
Species	Berardius arnuxii	Conus cylindraceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arnoux's beaked whale and cylindrical cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arnoux's beaked whale

LC — Least Concern

cylindrical cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arnoux's beaked whale	cylindrical cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arnoux's beaked whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cylindrical cone

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Solomon Islands).

Arnoux's beaked whale

The Arnoux's beaked whale, Berardius arnuxii, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.