Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Hairy-nosed otter

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Mesoplodon	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blainville’s Beaked Whale and Hairy-nosed otter share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Hairy-nosed otter
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.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.