Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Ocellated Emerald

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Somatochlora minor

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Ocellated Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Somatochlora
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Hector’s Beaked Whale and Ocellated Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.