Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Devil Maple

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Acer diabolicum

Key Differences

• Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Devil Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Devil Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Acer
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Acer diabolicum

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Devil Maple
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 Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.