Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Thyme Plume

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Thyme Plume
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	Pterophoridae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Merrifieldia
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden