Azobe vs Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Lophira alata compared with Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Key Differences

• Azobe is Vulnerable while Hubbs’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azobe	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Ochnaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Lophira	Mesoplodon
Species	Lophira alata	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Conservation Status

Azobe

VU — Vulnerable

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azobe	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azobe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Azobe

The Azobe (Lophira alata) is a species in the genus Lophira. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.