Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Stalked Rosette

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Cotylidia undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Stalked Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Cotylidia
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Cotylidia undulata

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Stalked Rosette

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Stalked Rosette
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.

Stalked Rosette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.