Hector’s Beaked Whale vs

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Phormidium diguetii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Oscillatoriaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Phormidium
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Phormidium diguetii

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

Found in Sweden.

Phormidium diguetii is a filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Phormidiaceae, described from warm or arid environments. Like other Phormidium species, it forms gliding trichomes in mats on soil and rock surfaces. Its conservation status is not evaluated.