Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Fringed Cup

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Encoelia
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup

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.