Flat Wrack vs Lesser Cachalot

Fucus spiralis compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Fucaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Fucus	Kogia
Species	Fucus spiralis	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Lesser Cachalot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden