vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Dolichospermum danicum compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Nostocaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Dolichospermum	Mesoplodon
Species	Dolichospermum danicum	Mesoplodon hectori

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Hector’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dolichospermum danicum is a planktonic, filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae, first described from Danish freshwater habitats. It produces heterocysts for nitrogen fixation and is capable of forming buoyant surface blooms in eutrophic lakes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.