Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs maquei

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Aristotelia
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blainville’s Beaked Whale and maquei share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	maquei
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.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.

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.