Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Stinking Truffle

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Tuber foetidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Tuber
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.