Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Java Almond

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Canarium vulgare

Key Differences

• Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Java Almond is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Java Almond
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Canarium
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Canarium vulgare

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Java Almond

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Java Almond
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.

Java Almond

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.