Arnoux's beaked whale vs Sieva bean

Berardius arnuxii compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arnoux's beaked whale Sieva bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Hyperoodontidae Fabaceae
Genus Berardius Phaseolus
Species Berardius arnuxii Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Arnoux's beaked whale

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arnoux's beaked whale Sieva bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arnoux's beaked whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Sieva bean

No description available.

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