Hector’s Beaked Whale vs parma wallaby

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Mesoplodon	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

Hector’s Beaked Whale and parma wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.