Arnoux's beaked whale vs Species code: Hs

Berardius arnuxii compared with Halophila stipulacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arnoux's beaked whale	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Berardius	Halophila
Species	Berardius arnuxii	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Arnoux's beaked whale

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arnoux's beaked whale	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arnoux's beaked whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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.