Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Dark Crottle

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Hypogymnia physodes

Key Differences

• Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Dark Crottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Dark Crottle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Hypogymnia
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Hypogymnia physodes

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Dark Crottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Dark Crottle
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.

Dark Crottle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan