Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Devil's Fingers

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Clathrus archeri

Key Differences

Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Devil's Fingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Devil's Fingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Clathrus
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Clathrus archeri

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Devil's Fingers
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's Fingers

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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.