Hector’s Beaked Whale vs

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Hemiselmis amylifera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Hemiselmis
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Hemiselmis amylifera

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.