Baird’s Beaked Whale vs Northern Firefly

Berardius bairdii compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baird’s Beaked Whale	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Berardius	Pyractomena
Species	Berardius bairdii	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Baird’s Beaked Whale and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Baird’s Beaked Whale

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baird’s Beaked Whale	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baird’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Baird’s Beaked Whale

The Baird’s Beaked Whale (Berardius bairdii) is a species in the genus Berardius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.