Cuvier's beaked whale vs ground-bean

Ziphius cavirostris compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier's beaked whale	ground-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ziphius	Macrotyloma
Species	Ziphius cavirostris	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Cuvier's beaked whale

LC — Least Concern

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier's beaked whale	ground-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuvier's beaked whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

ground-bean

Habitat

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