Hector’s Beaked Whale vs House Sparrow

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Passer domesticus

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while House Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	House Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Passeridae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Passer
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Passer domesticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hector’s Beaked Whale and House Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

House Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

House Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (25 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (8 countries).

House Sparrow

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.