Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Cupped Ear

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Otidea
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

The Blainville’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) is a species in the genus Mesoplodon. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.