Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs devil clam

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Tridacna
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blainville’s Beaked Whale and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.