Arnoux's beaked whale vs Prickly Heath

Berardius arnuxii compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Arnoux's beaked whale is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arnoux's beaked whale	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Berardius	Gaultheria
Species	Berardius arnuxii	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Arnoux's beaked whale

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arnoux's beaked whale	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arnoux's beaked whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.